Strong Poison: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery with Harriet Vane (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries with Harriet Vane) - Softcover

Sayers, Dorothy L

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062196200 ISBN 13: 9780062196200

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks, 2012

Synopsis

The classic mystery that first featured Harriet Vane, companion sleuth to the dashing, perennially popular private investigator, Lord Peter Wimsey, from the mystery writer widely considered the greatest mystery novelist of the Golden Age--Dorothy L. Sayers.

Featuring an introduction by Elizabeth George, herself a crime fiction master, Strong Poison introduces Harriet Vane, a mystery writer who is accused of poisoning her fiancé and must now join forces with Lord Peter to escape a murder conviction and the hangman's noose.

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Review:

"The end of this story is as ingenious as any solution could be."--Times Literary Supplement (London)

"A model detective story. . . . fascinating."--New York Times

"Here is unquestionably a shining star in the mystery story firmament and the best of all the Lord peter Wimsey stories--until the next comes along."--Saturday Review of Literature

Book Description:

The best of the golden age crime writers, praised by all the top modern writers in the field including P. D. James and Ruth Rendell, Dorothy L. Sayers created the immortal Lord Peter Wimsey. His sixth appearance introduces Harriet Vane - the love of his life - and her trial for the murder of her lover.  With an introduction by Elizabeth George.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0062196200
• ISBN 13: 9780062196200
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288