The Five Red Herrings: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery
Autor Dorothy L. Sayersen Limba Engleză Paperback – dec 2014
In the scenic Scottish village of Kirkcudbright, no one is disliked more than Sandy Campbell. When the painter is found dead at the foot of cliff, his easel standing above, no one is sorry to see him gone—especially six members of the close knit Galloway artists' colony.
The inimitable Lord Peter Wimsey is on the scene to determine the truth about Campbell's death. Piecing together the evidence, the aristocratic sleuth discovers that of the six suspected painters, five are red herrings, innocent of the crime. But just which one is the ingenious artist with a talent for murder?
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ISBN-13: 9780062341648
ISBN-10: 0062341642
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția Harper Paperbacks
ISBN-10: 0062341642
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția Harper Paperbacks
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Lord Peter Wimsey must ferret out a murderer in a Scottish art colony in this classic tale from Dorothy L. Sayers.
In the scenic Scottish village of Kirkcudbright, no one is disliked more than the painter Sandy Campbell. When he is found dead at the foot of a cliff, his easel standing above, no one is sorry to see him gone—especially six members of the close-knit Galloway artists' colony.
The inimitable Lord Peter Wimsey is on the scene to determine the truth about Campbell's death. Piecing together the evidence, the aristocratic sleuth discovers that of the six suspected painters, five are red herrings, innocent of the crime. But just which one is the ingenious artist with a talent for murder?
In the scenic Scottish village of Kirkcudbright, no one is disliked more than the painter Sandy Campbell. When he is found dead at the foot of a cliff, his easel standing above, no one is sorry to see him gone—especially six members of the close-knit Galloway artists' colony.
The inimitable Lord Peter Wimsey is on the scene to determine the truth about Campbell's death. Piecing together the evidence, the aristocratic sleuth discovers that of the six suspected painters, five are red herrings, innocent of the crime. But just which one is the ingenious artist with a talent for murder?
Recenzii
“First-rate . . . marvelous reading.” — Chicago Sun-Times
“One of the greatest mystery story writers of the [twentieth] century.” — Los Angeles Times
“She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit.” — P. D. James
“I admire her novels ... she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail.” — Ruth Rendell
“She combined literary prose with powerful suspense, and it takes a rare talent to achieve that. A truly great storyteller.” — Minette Walters
“One of the greatest mystery story writers of the [twentieth] century.” — Los Angeles Times
“She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit.” — P. D. James
“I admire her novels ... she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail.” — Ruth Rendell
“She combined literary prose with powerful suspense, and it takes a rare talent to achieve that. A truly great storyteller.” — Minette Walters
Notă biografică
Dorothy L. Sayers was born in 1893. She was one of the first women to be awarded a degree by Oxford University, and later she became a copywriter at an ad agency. In 1923 she published her first novel featuring the aristocratic detective Lord Peter Wimsey, who became one of the world's most popular fictional heroes. She died in 1957.