Unnatural Death (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

Overview

In Dorothy L. Sayer's third Lord Peter Wimsey novel, Unnatural Death, Agatha Dawson, a woman of advancing years, appears to suffer a natural demise. Amidst the façade of calm, a disquieting unease piques the curiosity of aristocratic crime fighter Lord Peter Wimsey, prompting him to send his investigator, Miss Catherine Climpson, to do some sleuthing in the quaint village of Leahampton. A mystery develops when the body of one of Dawson's maids is found in a nearby forest. Lord Peter Wimsey and his astute confidant Detective-Inspector Charles Parker embark on a labyrinthine quest to find the truth behind the seemingly unmotivated violence and a tangled web of murky clues.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781962572323
Publisher:	Warbler Classics
Publication date:	01/01/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	261
Sales rank:	846,980
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

DOROTHY L. SAYERS (1893-1957) is best known as the creator of Lord Peter Wimsey. Her blue-blooded sleuth romps cheerfully through 1920s and 1930s high society. According to some, Sayers was the most sophisticated of the leading "Golden Age" crime writers. She was also a distinguished theologian and classical scholar, whose translations of Dante are still in print today.

Date of Birth:

June 13, 1893

Date of Death:

December 17, 1957

Place of Birth:

Oxford, England

Education:

B.A., Oxford University, 1915; M.A., B.C.L., 1920

Table of Contents

Contents

Biographical Note

PART I. THE MEDICAL PROBLEM

Chapter I. Overheard

Chapter II. Miching Mallecho

Chapter III. A Use for Spinsters

Chapter IV. A Bit Mental

Chapter V. Gossip

Chapter VI. Found Dead

Chapter VII. Ham and Brandy

Chapter VIII. Concerning Crime

Chapter IX. The Will

PART II. THE LEGAL PROBLEM

Chapter X. The Will Again

Chapter XI. Cross-Roads

Chapter XII. A Tale of Two Spinsters

Chapter XIII. Hallelujah

Chapter XIV. Sharp Quillets of the Law

Chapter XV. Temptation of St. Peter

Chapter XVI. A Cast-Iron Alibi

Chapter XVII. The Country Lawyer's Story

Chapter XVIII. The London Lawyer's Story

PART III. The MEDICO-LEGAL PROBLEM

Chapter XIX. Gone Away

Chapter XX. Murder

Chapter XXI. By What Means?

Chapter XXII. A Case of Conscience

Chapter XXIII. -And Smote Him, Thus

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