Striding Folly
Three Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries

I seem to have a bit of a mental block with Dorothy Sayers, and each time I have tried one of her full length novels I have to give up; the characters just don't seem to work together for me. I thought I was being to harsh on a well known and well loved writer, so I decided to have a go at her short......more

The mysteries in this collection were only so-so to me, but I very much enjoyed the domestic scenes of Peter & Harriet with their boys, particularly the birth of Bredon......more

I have enjoyed reading Sayer’s stories about Lord Peter Whimsey for years. I agree with the L.A. Times that she is “one of the greatest mystery story writers of the (20th) century,” based on volumes such as The Clouds of Witness and Strong Poison. [URL not allowed] In Strong Po......more

A lightweight set of three stories all featuring Lord Peter Wimsey with an enjoyable Introduction. Lord Peter is shown as married with a growing family in the second and third stories and these make an interesting contrast to the meatier content of Jill Paton Walsh's later additions to the series wh......more

What great fun this slim collection of three Lord Peter Wimsey tales is! Having never read Dorothy L. Sayers before, I feel as if I have cheated my younger self for not having explored her writings when I was a boy. Conversely, perhaps it is best that I did not read these stories as a young and impr......more