Book #5 of 15 in the Lord Peter Wimsey detective series.

Twelve extraordinary cases. Crimes both ingenious and gruesome. One gentleman detective equal to them all.

The fifth book in Dorothy L. Sayers’s iconic Lord Peter Wimsey mystery series, Lord Peter Views the Body is a witty, macabre collection of twelve short stories following the brilliant aristocratic sleuth through a series of bizarre crimes and ingenious riddles. Blending Golden Age puzzle mysteries, psychological suspense, sophisticated wit, dark comedy, and thrilling adventure, these compact cases showcase Sayers at her most playful. Several stories invite readers to match wits with Wimsey—among them are a complete solvable crossword, a blind wine-tasting identity test, and an illustrated literary treasure hunt.

Whether exposing a master thief through a single grammatical clue or confronting a sculptor whose masterpiece hides a horrifying secret, Wimsey's skills are put to the test again and again. Aided by his devoted valet Bunter, Scotland Yard’s Inspector Parker, and his own remarkable powers of observation, Wimsey travels from elegant drawing rooms and French châteaux to secluded beaches, railway stations, and a criminal society’s secret headquarters, encountering buried treasure, stolen jewels, foul play, blackmail, missing organs, dismembered bodies, and grisly murder.

The twelve stories included are:

1. “The Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers”
2. “The Entertaining Episode of the Article in Question”
3. “The Fascinating Problem of Uncle Meleager’s Will"—includes the original 1928 crossword puzzle illustration plus a bonus interactive (fillable or printable) PDF of the crossword, which readers are encouraged to solve alongside Lord Wimsey.
4. “The Fantastic Horror of the Cat in the Bag”
5. “The Unprincipled Affair of the Practical Joker”
6. “The Undignified Melodrama of the Bone of Contention”
7. “The Vindictive Story of the Footsteps That Ran”
8. “The Bibulous Business of a Matter of Taste”
9. “The Learned Adventure of the Dragon’s Head”—includes the original 1928 illustrated clues.
10. “The Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach”
11. “The Unsolved Puzzle of the Man with No Face”
12. “The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba”

Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, G. K. Chesterton, Anthony Berkeley, R. Austin Freeman, and Freeman Wills Crofts, as well as readers who love aristocratic period dramas, cozy country house mysteries, forensic police procedurals, gentleman detectives, amateur sleuths, ingenious whodunits, impossible-crime puzzles, and classic British crime fiction.