Dorothy L. Sayers

9 Series

Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957) was an English author renowned for her contributions to the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. She is best known for her mystery novels featuring the amateur sleuth Peter Wimsey. Sayers' work spans crime fiction, poetry, plays, essays, translations, and Christian humanism, influencing major authors such as Stieg Larsson and Diana Gabaldon.

Dorothy L. Sayers collaborates with Jill Paton Walsh on "Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane," where the detective duo navigates complex mysteries. In "Ask a Policeman," Sayers joins forces with Anthony Berkeley and Milward Kennedy. These novels showcase Sayers' skill in crafting intricate plots and engaging character dynamics. The collaborations highlight different facets of detective work, blending Sayers' classic style with her co-authors' unique approaches. Readers are drawn into suspenseful narratives that challenge and entertain.

Lord Peter Wimsey

Whose Body?

(1923)

Clouds of Witness

(1926)

Unnatural Death

(1927)

Lord Peter Views the Body

(1928)

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club

(1928)

Strong Poison

(1930)

Five Red Herrings

(1931)

Have His Carcase

(1932)

Hangman's Holiday

(1933)

Murder Must Advertise

(1933)

The Nine Tailors

(1934)

Gaudy Night

(1935)

Busman's Honeymoon

(1937)

In the Teeth of the Evidence

(1939)

Striding Folly

(1973)

Lord Peter Wimsey & Harriet Vane (with Jill Paton Walsh)

Thrones, Dominations

(1998)

A Presumption of Death

(2002)

The Attenbury Emeralds

(2010)

The Late Scholar

(2013)

Standalone Novels

The Documents In The Case

(1930)

Short Stories/Novellas

The Wimsey Papers

(1939)

The Lost Tools of Learning

(1947)

Short Story Collections

A Treasury of Sayers Stories

(1958)

Two Plays about God and Man

(1985)

Dorothy L. Sayers: The Complete Stories

(2002)

Chapbooks

The Emperor Constantine

(1951)

Standalone Plays

The Man Born to Be King

(1943)

Non-Fiction

The Mind of the Maker

(1941)

Unpopular Opinions

(1946)

Creed or Chaos?

(1947)

Further Papers on Dante

(1957)(With: Barbara Reynolds)

Are Women Human?

(1959)

The Days of Christ's Coming

(1960)

Wilkie Collins a Critical and Biographical Study

(1977)

The Whimsical Christian

(1987)

Spiritual Writings

(1993)

The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers. Vol. 1, 1899-1936

(1996)

The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers. Vol. 2, 1937-1943

(1998)

The letters of Dorothy L. Sayers. Vol. 3, 1944-1950

(1999)

The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers: 1951-1957

(2000)

The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers: Child and Woman of Her Time

(2002)

Anthologies

Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror

(1931)

The Floating Admiral

(1931)

Ask a Policeman

(1933)

More Anatomy of Murder

(1936)

Fifty Famous Detectives of Fiction

(1948)

Human And Inhuman Stories

(1963)

Nine Detective Stories

(1964)

The Scoop and Behind the Screen

(1983)

Double Death

(1985)

English Country House Murders

(1988)

Crime Never Pays

(2001)

The Best Crime Stories Ever Told

(2002)

Murder On The Railways

(2003)

The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction

(2004)

The Philosophy of Sherlock Holmes

(2012)

Plough Quarterly No. 18 - The Art of Community

(2018)

Murder in Midsummer: Classic Mysteries for the Holidays

(2019)

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Dorothy L. Sayers

Lord Peter Wimsey

Whose Body?

Clouds of Witness

Unnatural Death

Lord Peter Views the Body

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club

Strong Poison

Five Red Herrings

Have His Carcase

Hangman's Holiday

Murder Must Advertise

The Nine Tailors

Gaudy Night

Busman's Honeymoon

In the Teeth of the Evidence

Striding Folly

Lord Peter Wimsey & Harriet Vane (with Jill Paton Walsh)

Thrones, Dominations

A Presumption of Death

The Attenbury Emeralds

The Late Scholar

Standalone Novels

The Documents In The Case

Short Stories/Novellas

The Wimsey Papers

The Lost Tools of Learning

Short Story Collections

A Treasury of Sayers Stories

Two Plays about God and Man

Dorothy L. Sayers: The Complete Stories

Chapbooks

The Emperor Constantine

Standalone Plays

The Man Born to Be King

Non-Fiction

The Mind of the Maker

Unpopular Opinions

Creed or Chaos?

Further Papers on Dante

Are Women Human?

The Days of Christ's Coming

Wilkie Collins a Critical and Biographical Study

The Whimsical Christian

Spiritual Writings

The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers. Vol. 1, 1899-1936

The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers. Vol. 2, 1937-1943

The letters of Dorothy L. Sayers. Vol. 3, 1944-1950

The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers: 1951-1957

The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers: Child and Woman of Her Time

Anthologies

Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror

The Floating Admiral

Ask a Policeman

More Anatomy of Murder

Fifty Famous Detectives of Fiction

Human And Inhuman Stories

Nine Detective Stories

The Scoop and Behind the Screen

Double Death

English Country House Murders

Crime Never Pays

The Best Crime Stories Ever Told

Murder On The Railways

The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction

The Philosophy of Sherlock Holmes

Plough Quarterly No. 18 - The Art of Community

Murder in Midsummer: Classic Mysteries for the Holidays

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