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Hangman's Holiday (Hardcover)

by Dorothy L. Sayers (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd; New edition edition (1 Jan 1989)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0450061078
  • ISBN-13: 978-0450061073
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,502,171 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'A truly great storyteller' -- Minette Walters 'D. 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 great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail' -- Ruth Rendell --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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'A truly great storyteller' (Minette Walters )

‘D. 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 great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail’ (Ruth Rendell ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A good introduction to Sayers and her work, 20 Jun 2007
By quippe (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hangman's Holiday: Featuring Lord Peter Wimsey (A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery) (Paperback)
This is a nicely put together, if somewhat pedestrian anthology of short stories. Obviously, the stories featuring Lord Peter Wimsey are the big selling point (and in fact, he features in the first four), there are seven featuring Montague Egg and the last two are stand-alone stories involving neither character.

All of the stories are written with the skill that you'd expect from Sayers and in the Wimsey stories there are welcome appearances by the Dowager Duchess and Bunter (who I learnt for the first time, has Mervyn as his first name). My favourite was probably The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey' because whilst the set-up was a little contrived (would a jealous man really haul himself and his wife over to the Basque region on the off-chance of meeting the man he believes fancies her?), it's the sheer pace and skill of the writing that carries it off.

As an introduction to Montague Egg, I found myself interested in his methods but I think that there is a certain similarity with Wimsey that meant I couldn't quite believe in him as a character in his own right. I liked the device of the Salesman's Handbook and I also liked the repeated image of him toddling around the country in his Morris car, persuading people to buy the fine wares of "Plummet & Rose, wines and spirits, Piccadilly" but there isn't quite enough of him for me to be a fan.

The final two stories in the collection - 'The Man Who Knew How' and 'The Fountain Plays' actually read to me as precursors to the kind of short story that Roald Dahl was famous for - each has a twist in the tale that would not be out of place in an episode of Tales of the Unexpected and I found them very enjoyable.
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10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Intrigue, 28 Mar 2005
By bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hangman's Holiday: Featuring Lord Peter Wimsey (A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery) (Paperback)
"Hangman's Holiday" is a collection of short stories. There are twelve mysteries around the twenties and thirties England in this book, each stands alone but has a common feel; they are:
"The Image in the Mirror"
"The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey"
"The Queen's Square"
"The Necklace of Pearls"
"The Poisoned Dow '08"
"Sleuths on the Scent"
"Murder in the Morning"
"One too Many"
"Murder at Pentecost"
"Maher-Shalal-Hashbaz"
"The Man Who Knew How"
"The Fountain Plays"

It may be my perception but the mysteries get better and more intriguing as the next one appears. Then it is over.

I will not pull them apart as the fun is listening to them unfold. You may also want to look for the unabridged tape, as the narrator is Ian Carmichael who played Lord Peter Wimsey. He changes his voice for the different people and you can tell the difference. There is a statement that tells you when the tape side ends.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Intrigue, 27 Aug 2008
By bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hangman's holiday (Paperback)
"Hangman's Holiday" is a collection of short stories. There are twelve mysteries around the twenties and thirties England in this book, each stands alone but has a common feel; they are:
"The Image in the Mirror"
"The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey"
"The Queen's Square"
"The Necklace of Pearls"
"The Poisoned Dow '08"
"Sleuths on the Scent"
"Murder in the Morning"
"One too Many"
"Murder at Pentecost"
"Maher-Shalal-Hashbaz"
"The Man Who Knew How"
"The Fountain Plays"
It may be my perception but the mysteries get better and more intriguing as the next one appears. Then it is over.

I will not pull them apart as the fun is listening to them unfold.

You may also want to look for the unabridged tape, as the narrator is Ian Carmichael who played Lord Peter Wimsey. He changes his voice for the different people and you can tell the difference. There is a statement that tells you when the tape side ends.

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