Murder must advertise: a Lord Peter Wimsey mystery
Series
Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries volume 8
Publisher
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Publication Date
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Language
English
Description
When ad man Victor Dean falls down the stairs in the offices of Pym's Publicity, a respectable London advertising agency, it looks like an accident. Then Lord Peter Wimsey is called in, and he soon discovers there's more to copywriting than meets the eye. A bit of cocaine, a hint of blackmail, and some wanton women can be read between the lines. And then there is the brutal succession of murders -- 5 of them -- each one a fixed fee for advertising a deadly secret.
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Contributors
Sayers, Dorothy L. Author
ISBN
9780062341655
9781453258934
9781453258934
Subjects
Subjects
Advertisers -- England -- London -- Fiction
Advertising agencies -- England -- London -- Fiction
Detective and mystery stories
Fiction
FICTION -- Mystery & Detective -- Traditional British
Mystery
Private investigators -- England -- Fiction
Traditional British
Wimsey, Peter, -- Lord (Fictitious character), -- 1890- -- Fiction
Advertising agencies -- England -- London -- Fiction
Detective and mystery stories
Fiction
FICTION -- Mystery & Detective -- Traditional British
Mystery
Private investigators -- England -- Fiction
Traditional British
Wimsey, Peter, -- Lord (Fictitious character), -- 1890- -- Fiction
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The Phryne Fisher books have a lighter tone and the atmosphere is more contemporary, but the post World War I Australian setting, Phryne's wealthy and aristocratic family, and the plot structures may appeal to Sayers fans who want to something slightly different. -- Katherine Johnson
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Fans of Harriet Vane in the Lord Peter Wimsey series will enjoy Kate Fansler, who, like Harriet, is an intelligent, independent, unconventional woman. These mysteries also feature dark wit, a penchant for literary references, and a strong sense of place. -- Katherine Johnson
The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries and the Maisie Dobbs Novels are set in Great Britain between the World Wars. The Maisie Dobbs Novels have a darker tone, but both have elegant writing and highlight the social class division in Great Britain -- Krista Biggs
The Lord Peter Wimsey and Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries share setting and time period. Both protagonists suffer (to different degrees) from shell shock, and Wimsey's tone is lighter, but readers will find the plots, secondary characters, and intellectual approach to investigation equally appealing. -- Katherine Johnson
The Lord Peter Wimsey and Dalziel and Pascoe mysteries are rife with humor and language play and feature eccentric but complicated characters. The Dalziel and Pascoe mysteries are procedurals and tangle more directly with class issues . -- Krista Biggs
The Lord Peter Wimsey and Bess Crawford mysteries are private detective stories set in Britain between the wars. Harriet Vane is a prominent female character in the Lord Peter books, and both series feature intellectual, intricate plots and interesting secondary characters. -- Katherine Johnson
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Margery Allingham and Dorothy L. Sayers belong to the "Golden Age" of mysteries. Their stories feature aristocratic amateur sleuths and frequent references to literature and history. Moderately paced plots with interesting twists, very little violence, and British ambiance add to the similarities. -- Katherine Johnson
American Deborah Crombie and British Dorothy L. Sayers' literate mysteries are both set in England and feature expertly constructed plots, a strong sense of place, and engaging detectives. Crombie has DS Duncan Kincaid and Sergeant Gemma James, while Sayers has the delightfully eccentric Lord Peter Wimsey and Oxford-educated Harriet Vane. -- Dawn Towery
Though separated by decades, the mysteries of Dorothy L. Sayers and Amanda Cross share a witty and sophisticated writing style that Sayers pioneered. Their mysteries will appeal to those with an academic bent, and also those looking for a well-heeled amateur sleuth. -- Bethany Latham
Though Dorothy L. Sayers' books focus on amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey and Ngaio Marsh's novels feature Scotland Yard Inspector Roderick Alleyn, their Golden Age-era stories share similar writing styles, settings, and characters. And both detectives love independent-minded women: author Harriet Vane for Wimsey and painter Agatha Troy for Alleyn. -- Dawn Towery
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P.D. James is known for her classically constructed mysteries, beautifully evoked settings, and elegant writing. James' books, especially those starring the coolly brilliant Detective Inspector Adam Dalgliesh, are a good choice for those who treasure Dorothy L. Sayers' stylish prose and traditionally plotted detective stories. -- Dawn Towery
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Published Reviews
Library Journal Review
In this unlikely adventure, Lord Peter Wimsey goes undercover to break up a drug ring. Requested by the strait-laced owner of Pym's Advertising Agency to investigate the suspicious accidental death of copywriter Victor Dean, Lord Peter discovers that Victor's death is only a small piece of a much larger and more convoluted puzzle. Someone at Pym's is involved with a network that smuggles and sells cocaine to the "bright young things" of society. Victor may have been killed for attempting to blackmail that person, so Lord Peter takes over Victor's job. Using his own middle names, he becomes Mr. Death Bredon, a black sheep cousin of the Wimsey family. Along the way, Sayers educates her listeners on the workings of the advertising industry, where, as a struggling author, she worked for eight years in the 1930s, and which, interestingly, has not changed at all in the intervening 70 years since this book was written. Deftly narrated by actor Ian Carmichael, who does a great job with accents of all types, this story will disappoint Lord Peter fans: the plot is overly complex and the characters are largely shallow and stereotypical. Recommended for larger public libraries where the works of Sayers are popular.-Barbara L. Rhodes, Northeast Texas Lib. Syst., Garland (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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