Five Red Herrings: The iconic British detective series from one of our greatest ever mystery writers

di Dorothy L Sayers (Autore)

Hodder & Stoughton, 2016

THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING QUEEN OF CLASSIC CRIME, DOROTHY L SAYERS _____________________________________________________________________ 'An all-time classic whodunnit' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The best detective story writer of her generation' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Dorothy L. Sayers is my favourite crime writer' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'One of the "Queens of Crime" alongside Agatha Christie' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ _____________________________________________________________________ 'Dorothy L. Sayers is one of our best detective story writers' Daily Telegraph 'One of crime fiction's most memorable detectives' The New York Times 'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit' P. D. James _____________________________________________________________________ Six suspects. Five red herrings. One ingenious mystery. The body of a notoriously quarrelsome artist is discovered beside a Scottish stream, his death seemingly the result of a tragic accident. When Lord Peter Wimsey examines the scene, he becomes increasingly convinced that the evidence points to murder. With six fellow artists having both motive and opportunity, the search for the killer is complicated by conflicting alibis and a trail of misleading clues. As every lead seems to point in a different direction, Wimsey and Inspector Charles Parker must separate truth from deception to uncover the one suspect hiding among five convincing red herrings. _____________________________________________________________________ Readers adore the legendary Lord Peter Wimsey series 'Dorothy L Sayers surely wrote some of the most intelligent and enjoyable detective stories of the Golden Age of Crime' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'If you haven't read this canonical mystery, you are in for a real treat' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'What tremendous fun!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Exceptionally clever, amusing and well written' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Vintage mystery, a classic!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'One of the very best' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

• Autore: Dorothy L Sayers
• Editore: Hodder & Stoughton
• Collana: Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries
• Anno: 2016
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 384 p.
• Dimensioni: 196 x 128 mm
• Peso: 272 gr.
• EAN: 9781473621350

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