The Lord Peter Wimsey and Detective A..., Dorothy L. Sayers
The Lord Peter Wimsey and Detective A..., Dorothy L. Sayers
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The Lord Peter Wimsey and Detective Alan Grant Collection

Author: Dorothy L. Sayers, Josephine Tey

Narrator: Karen Cass, Jonathan Keeble

Unabridged: 83 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: SNR Audio

Published: 09/26/2024


Synopsis

"People's faces are like open books—if you know how to read them." In this collection of eleven detective novels and stories Lord Peter Wimsey and Inspector Alan Grant make an unexpected but complementary pairing—Wimsey working through cases with aristocratic ease, all charm, wit, and dazzling leaps of logic where Grant, grounded and incisive, brings a sharp eye for character, a sceptical mind, and a quiet determination to uncover the truth beneath appearances. The titles included in this collection are: Inspector Alan Grant - Book One: The Man in the Queue - Book Two: A Shilling for Candles - Book Three: The Franchise Affair - Book Four: To Love and Be Wise - Book Five: The Daughter of Time - Book Six: The Singing Sands Lord Peter Wimsey - Book One: Whose Body? - Book Two: Clouds of Witness - Book Three: Unnatural Death - Book Four: Lord Peter Views the Body - Book Five: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club Dorothy L. Sayers (1893—1957) was an English novelist, playwright, essayist, and is regarded as one of the four "Queens of Crime" alongside Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham and Ngaio Marsh. Best known for creating the aristocratic sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey, Sayers takes the mystery genre beyond simple puzzle-solving and combines a sharp wit with complex plotting, detailed character development and social commentary. Her Lord Peter Wimsey stories have been adapted for radio and television several times, and her blend of humour, erudition, and narrative precision stands as a bridge between classic puzzle mysteries and the more character‑driven crime fiction of today. Josephine Tey (1896-1952) was a renowned author and one of the most celebrated figures in detective fiction. Tey initially pursued a career in theatre, writing plays before shifting her focus to novels, and her writing is characterised by psychological depth, strong character development, and a subversion of traditional crime fiction norms. Her most notable works include The Daughter of Time, Brat Farrar, and The Franchise Affair, and despite her relatively small output, her influence is significant, inspiring future generations of mystery writers. This audiobook is fully indexed. Once downloaded, each book and chapter will be listed so you can easily navigate to the individual section.

About Dorothy L. Sayers

Dorothy L. Sayers was born at Oxford on June 13, 1893, the only child of the Reverend Henry Sayers, the headmaster of Christ Church Cathedral School. She was brought up at Bluntisham Rectory, Cambridgeshire, and went to the Godolphin School, Salisbury, where she won a scholarship to Somerville College, Oxford. In 1915, she graduated with first class honors in modern languages. Disliking the routine and seclusion of academic life, she joined Blackwell's, the Oxford publishers, and from 1922 to 1931 served as copywriter at the London advertising firm of Bensons.

In 1923, Dorothy published her first novel, Whose Body? which introduced Lord Peter Wimsey, the hero of fourteen novels and short story collections. She also wrote four other novels in collaboration and two serial stories for broadcasting. Writing full-time, she became Britain's premier crime writer and, in due course, president of the Detection Club. Her work, carefully researched and widely varied, included poetry, the editing of collections, and the translating of the Tristan of Thomas from medieval French.

Dorothy married Arthur Fleming in 1926. In 1928, her father died, and she bought a cottage at Witham, Essex, to accommodate her mother. On the latter's death a year later, Dorothy moved in herself and bought the house next door, turning the two houses into one. There she worked until her death in 1957.


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