All 15 The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Books In Order at Book DNA

1
Whose Body?

A nobleman with a penchant for solving mysteries works to uncover the truth about a dead body found in the bathtub of an architect's home. This is a peculiar case that requires the unique skills and perspective of Lord Peter Wimsey.

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2
Clouds of Witness

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. In a shocking scandal, the like of which has not been seen in the English aristocracy since the eighteenth century, Lord Peter Wimsey's elder brother, the Duke of Denver, stands accused of murder. Lord Peter is…

3
Unnatural Death

The third book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series, introduced by crime writer Minette Walters - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries.

'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers' Daily Telegraph

'No sign of foul play,'…

4
Lord Peter Views the Body

A book of short stories featuring Dorothy L Sayers' classic character Lord Peter Wimsey, introduced by thriller writer Christopher Fowler - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries.

'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers' Daily Telegraph

Lord Peter Wimsey…

5
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club

Book cover of The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club

The fourth book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series, introduced by detective fiction writer Simon Brett - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries.

'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers' Daily Telegraph

Lord Peter Wimsey bent…

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6
Strong Poison

The sixth book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series, introduced by actor Edward Petherbridge - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries.

'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers' Daily Telegraph

Can Lord Peter Wimsey prove that…

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7
The Five Red Herrings

The body was on the pointed rocks alongside the stream. The artist might have fallen from the cliff where he was painting, but there are too many suspicious elements -- particularly the medical evidence that proves he'd been dead nearly half a day, though eyewitnesses had seen him alive a…

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8
Have His Carcase

“The Wimsey books are literate and delightful mysteries.”
—Chicago Tribune

The great Dorothy L. Sayers is considered by many to be the premier detective novelist of the Golden Age, and her dashing sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey, one of mystery fiction’s most enduring and endearing protagonists. Acclaimed author Ruth Rendell has…

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9
Hangman's Holiday

The ninth book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series, introduced by crime writer David Mark - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries.

'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers' Daily Telegraph

Poisoned port . . .…

10
Murder Must Advertise

'Think MadMen in prewar London' The Guardian

The tenth book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series, introduced by bestselling crime writer Peter Robinson - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries.

Victor Dean fell to his death on the stairs of…

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11
The Nine Tailors

When his sexton finds a corpse in the wrong grave, the rector of Fenchurch
St Paul asks Lord Peter Wimsey to find out who the dead man was and how
he came to be there.

The lore of bell-ringing and a brilliantly-evoked village in the remote fens of
East Anglia…

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12
Gaudy Night

The twelfth book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series, introduced by actress Dame Harriet Mary Walter, DBE - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries.

'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers' Daily Telegraph

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13
Busman's Honeymoon

The thirteenth book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series, introduced by crime writer Natasha Cooper - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries.

They plan to have a quiet country honeymoon. Then Lord Peter Wimsey and his bride Harriet Vane find…

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14
In the Teeth of the Evidence

Book cover of In the Teeth of the Evidence

Dorothy L Sayers' amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey returns in this collection of mysteries, introduced by crime writer Elizabeth George. A must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries.

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15
Striding Folly

Dorothy L Sayers' amateur sleuth returns in this collection of three stories, featuring a brand new introduction from crime writer Catriona McPherson. A must-read for fans of the inimitable Lord Peter Wimsey, as well Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries.

'D. L. Sayers is one of the best…

15 The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries books in order

1 Whose Body?

2 Clouds of Witness

3 Unnatural Death

4 Lord Peter Views the Body

5 The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club

Sara's list on the best undiscovered 1920s historical mysteries

6 Strong Poison

Kathleen's list on the best books with brilliant and badass women sleuths: smart ladies who catch killers and take no prisoners

Iona's list on the best books with soothingly gentleman-like inspectors

7 The Five Red Herrings

Mark's list on the best classic whodunnits with great plots and no gratuitous violence

8 Have His Carcase

Pamela's list on the best books with an intelligent, independent female sleuth

9 Hangman's Holiday

10 Murder Must Advertise

Jenya's list on the best novels starring heroes in disguise

Linda's list on the best cozy mystery books that have a secondary ethical or other important theme

Dolores's list on the best classic mysteries ever written

Faris's list on the best books on how valuable your attention is

11 The Nine Tailors

Fay's list on the best crime novels that have a richer dimension than just solving a puzzle

L.C.'s list on the best mysteries teach, and take you places you’d like to visit with characters you’d love to meet

Kate's list on the best books featuring murder and mayhem in english churches

Caron's list on the best classic mysteries you still haven’t read

12 Gaudy Night

Melanie's list on the best novels set in oxford, england

Anne's list on the best mysteries for evoking a sense of place

Janice's list on the best books offering a very different view of university life

L.A.'s list on the best books about women dealing with domestic mysteries

Dory's list on the best realistic historical fiction that makes you swoon

13 Busman's Honeymoon

Tracy's list on the best novels that unravel the secrets at the heart of a marriage

J.C.'s list on the best mystery books in which you really want to hug the detective

14 In the Teeth of the Evidence

Lewis's list on the best books that keep pace, with settings evoking mystery and a tinge of the supernatural

15 Striding Folly