Strong Poison - (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries with Harriet Vane) by Dorothy L Sayers (Paperback)

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Book Synopsis

The classic mystery that first featured Harriet Vane, companion sleuth to the dashing, perennially popular private investigator, Lord Peter Wimsey, from the mystery writer widely considered the greatest mystery novelist of the Golden Age--Dorothy L. Sayers.

Featuring an introduction by Elizabeth George, herself a crime fiction master, Strong Poison introduces Harriet Vane, a mystery writer who is accused of poisoning her fiancé and must now join forces with Lord Peter to escape a murder conviction and the hangman's noose.

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The classic mystery that first featured Harriet Vane, companion sleuth to the dashing, perennially popular private investigator Lord Peter Wimsey, from the writer widely considered the greatest mystery novelist of the Golden Age--Dorothy L. Sayers.

Mystery novelist Harriet Vane knew all about poisons, and when her fiancé died in the manner prescribed in one of her books, a jury of her peers had a hangman's noose in mind. But Lord Peter Wimsey was determined to prove her innocent--as determined as he was to make her his wife.

With an introduction by Elizabeth George

Review Quotes

"A model detective story. . . . fascinating." - New York Times

"Here is unquestionably a shining star in the mystery story firmament and the best of all the Lord peter Wimsey stories--until the next comes along." - Saturday Review of Literature

"The end of this story is as ingenious as any solution could be." - Times Literary Supplement (London)

"Just the thing to get a person through a stowstorm." - New York Times