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Murder Must Advertise: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery [Kindle Edition]

Dorothy L. Sayers (Author)
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'A truly great storyteller' -- Minette Walters 'Dorothy L Sayers is one of the best detective story writers' -- E.C. Bentley, DAILY TELEGRAPH 'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit' -- P.D. James 'I admire her novels ... she has a great fertility of invention, ingenuity, and a wonderful eye for detail' -- Ruth Rendell

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'A truly great storyteller' (Minette Walters )

'Dorothy L Sayers is one of the best detective story writers' (E.C. Bentley, DAILY TELEGRAPH )

'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit' (P.D. James )

'I admire her novels ... she has a great fertility of invention, ingenuity, and a wonderful eye for detail' (Ruth Rendell )
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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 561 KB
  • Print Length: 404 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 045000242X
  • Publisher: Hodder (7 Dec 2009)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B003LPUXHG
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #5,608 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. Robert Kelly VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
Lord Peter Wimsey is one of the greatest of all fictional detectives and 'Murder Must Advertise' presents us with one of his most intriguing mysteries. Set in the confines of 1930's advertising agency, Pyms Publicity. Lord Peter is called in to investigate the death of copywriter Victor Dean.
Not only is the story first rate, with all the expected twists and turns, but the atmosphere of the agency drawn from Sayer's own experience is vividly real. Sayers' was arguably the most complex of the pre war 'Queens of Crime' and this book certainly works on a number of levels. For those who are unfamiliar with either Sayers or Wimsey, this book makes an excellent introduction, and demonstrates why their popularity has persisted.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By John Austin HALL OF FAME TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
Dorothy L Sayers’ detective fiction output was not large. From the total of eleven novels, two at least have never been regarded as highly by critics and readers as have the others. “Murder Must Advertise” is one of them.

Re-reading it recently, I decided that most of its weaknesses are less apparent if it is treated as a light entertainment. Why should I expect the scholarly Miss Sayers to always provide verisimilitude, evidence of thorough research and scientific investigation? It soon becomes clear, in this book, that the pukka, debonair Lord Peter Wimsey is highly unlikely to be doing a stint as an advertising copywriter, that he would be fool enough to dive from a great height into a fountain, and that a murder such as the one he is investigating could ever be committed.

Deciding not to take these things seriously, I enjoyed my time with the book, especially the description of Lord Peter Wimsey winning the cricket match for his advertising agency. It became impossible, however, at the end to regard the book as light entertainment. The tone changes. Miss Sayers is forced to meet the problem of dispensing justice to the killer, once identified. Her solution is heavy-handed.

Ah! well, many whodunits have disappointing endings. Approach this one as I have suggested, and you’ll enjoy most of it. Don’t expect Harriet Vane to feature, however. Dorothy L Sayers never mentions her by name, only referring to the woman in Lord Peter’s life who is being “deliberately excluded from these pages”.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
One of my favourite Dorothy L Sayers novels (only to be topped by Five Red Herrings and The Nine Tailors), Murder Must Advertise is a clever mystery that takes you inside several layers of London society in the 1930s. It differs from Sayers' other novels in so far as our dectective, Lord Peter Wimsey, becomes part of the advertising agency he is investigating, instead of standing aloof from the situations, as he often does in his other novels. In fact, sole of the aspects I enjoy most about the novel are those related to Wimsey "playing" at being a copy writer. A fun read and a great twist at the end.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Dateless!
Dorothy Sayers was of course a copywriter herself but this doesn't stop her being absolutely honest about the morals of advertising - as true in 2011 as in the 1930's. Read more
Published 11 months ago by P. A. Barge
Wimsey in the workplace
When Victor Dean dies after accidentally falling down a spiral staircase, Pym's Advertising Agency takes on a new copywriter, Death Bredon. Read more
Published 20 months ago by quippe
Dodgy doings at staid old Pymms
A suspicious death at Pymm's Advertising Agency is just the start of it all. Something untoward is afoot, and the unseemly curiosity of the latest recruit to the copywriting team... Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2010 by Elizabeth Trigg
An inside story of advertising folk
If this is the first of Dorothy L Sayers Lord Peter Wimsey novels you have read then you could be forgiven for being a little confused at the beginning. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2009 by Damaskcat
Excellent Writing. Confusing Plot
Dorothy L Sayers is an excellent author who is a pleasure to read. I particularly enjoyed her description of a cricket match later in the book. Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2009 by Megan
Clever and fun
One of my favourite Wimseys, but perhaps a bit light and frothy for some. The plot is actually quite dark and dangerous, but like many of the nastier things in life, it is kept... Read more
Published on 12 Aug 2009 by snowqueen01
Author missed the deadline?
It starts like a greyhound. It is fizzy, literate and clever. Eight characters appear in the first seven sentences. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2009 by Officer Dibble
One of her best
Wimsey undercover; he adopts the name of Death Bredon, the persona of a mildly wealthy man seeking employment, and takes up a position as a copywriter at an advertising firm in... Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2009 by Andrew Gray
Great detective story
I don't know how many times I've read this over the years and thoroughly enjoyed each read. I'm re-reading it again just now! Read more
Published on 30 July 2008 by G. Buchanan
A gem - and amusing slice of office life
Normally I find Lord Peter Wimsey a slightly annoying but this tale set in 1930s advertising office is a really amusing and not too serious vignette of office life. Read more
Published on 24 April 2008 by Panda
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