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Back at Oxford for her reunion, Harriet Vane, Lord Peter's beloved, finds herself in mortal danger [Description] Since she graduated from Oxford's Shrewsbury College, Harriet Vane has found fame by writing novels about ingenious murders. She also won infamy when she was accused of committing a murde...

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Main Author: Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh), 1893-1957
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Language:English
Published: New York : Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller, 2012.
Series:Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh), 1893-1957. Lord Peter Wimsey mystery ; 10.
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Oxford (England) > Fiction.
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Summary:Back at Oxford for her reunion, Harriet Vane, Lord Peter's beloved, finds herself in mortal danger [Description] Since she graduated from Oxford's Shrewsbury College, Harriet Vane has found fame by writing novels about ingenious murders. She also won infamy when she was accused of committing a murder herself. It took a timely intervention from the debonair Lord Peter Wimsey to save her from the gallows, and since then she has devoted her spare time to resisting his attempts to marry her. Putting aside her lingering shame from the trial, Harriet returns to Oxford for her college reunion with her head held high -- only to find that her life is in danger once again. The first poison-pen letter calls her a "dirty murderess," and those that follow are no kinder. As the threats become more frightening, she calls on Lord Peter for help. Among the dons of Oxford lurks a killer, but it will take more than a superior education to match Lord Peter and the daring Harriet. Gaudy Night is the 12th book in the Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, but you may enjoy the series by reading the books in any order. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dorothy L. Sayers including rare images from the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College.
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ISBN:9781453258958
Author Notes:Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957) was a British playwright, scholar, and acclaimed author of mysteries, best known for her books starring the gentleman sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey. While working as an advertising copywriter, Sayers began writing Whose Body ? (1923), the 1st Wimsey mystery, followed by 10 sequels and several short stories. Sayers set the Wimsey novels between the World Wars, giving them a realistic tone by incorporating details from contemporary issues such as advertising, women's education, and veterans' health. Sayers also wrote theological essays and criticism during and after World War II, and in 1949 published the 1st volume of a translation of Dante's Divine Comedy . Although she considered this translation to be her best work, it is for her elegantly constructed detective fiction that Sayers remains best remembered.

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