In the Teeth of the Evidence (A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery)
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'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 )
'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers.' (E. C. Bentley, Daily Telegraph )
'I admire her novels . . . she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail' (Ruth Rendell )
'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers.' (E. C. Bentley, Daily Telegraph )
P. D. James
‘She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit.’
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a collection of mysteries, featuring Lord Peter Wimsy and Montague Egg amongst others. The format lends itself to quick solutions and explanations of dastardly crimes, drawing heavily on logic and knowledge of human nature, and hence the dedicated mystery fan may find a lack of suspense. However, it's a handy collection with a dash of humour throughout - the opening scene, of Wimsey at the dentist, is hilarious.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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A collection of 17 short stories, Wimsey fans will be disappointed that he only appears in the first two. `Absolutely Elsewhere' riffs on the notion of an unshakeable alibi, although keen readers of Sayers's work will get the twist early on. The same is true of the titular opening story, although there is more fun here in watching Wimsey get to the truth.
Montague Egg features in 5 of the stories. Although these are more mannered and Egg's continued citation of rhyming couplets from The Salesman's Handbook to explain how he discovers the truth can become irritating, the stories here are probably the most satisfying - especially `Bitter Almonds', which is a neat twist on poisoning and `The Professor's Manuscript', which keeps you guessing until the end. Other Egg stories include `A Shot At Goal', `Dirt Cheap', and `False Weight'.
The rest of the stories are more of a mixed bag. Some, like `The Milk Bottles' and `Nebuchadnezzar' and `Suspicion' suffer through their age, but the supernatural elements of `The Cyprian Cat' is surprisingly effective and `The Inspiration of Mr Budd' will have you sympathising with the protagonist's dilemma.
All in all, it's a fun read with something for everyone and definitely one for the list if you're already a Sayers fan.
Montague Egg features in 5 of the stories. Although these are more mannered and Egg's continued citation of rhyming couplets from The Salesman's Handbook to explain how he discovers the truth can become irritating, the stories here are probably the most satisfying - especially `Bitter Almonds', which is a neat twist on poisoning and `The Professor's Manuscript', which keeps you guessing until the end. Other Egg stories include `A Shot At Goal', `Dirt Cheap', and `False Weight'.
The rest of the stories are more of a mixed bag. Some, like `The Milk Bottles' and `Nebuchadnezzar' and `Suspicion' suffer through their age, but the supernatural elements of `The Cyprian Cat' is surprisingly effective and `The Inspiration of Mr Budd' will have you sympathising with the protagonist's dilemma.
All in all, it's a fun read with something for everyone and definitely one for the list if you're already a Sayers fan.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I have not yet read this book, since I read it a long time ago.I have just added it to my collection of Dorothy Sayers. I knew that it was used, and that shows (viewed from the outside the book is tea-coloured!I suppose it has belonged to a heavy smoker), but it is still in a good enough condition for reading. The book I got was printed in 1983.
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