Have His CarcaseLord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane investigate a dead body on the beach in this “nearly perfect detective story” by the author of Busman’s Honeymoon (Saturday Review). Harriet Vane has gone on vacation to forget her recent murder trial and, more importantly, to forget the man who cleared her name—the dapper, handsome, and maddening Lord Peter Wimsey. She is alone on a beach when she spies a man lying on a rock, surf lapping at his ankles. She tries to wake him, but he doesn’t budge. His throat has been cut, and his blood has drained out onto the sand. As the tide inches forward, Harriet makes what observations she can and photographs the scene. Finally, she goes for the police, but by the time they return the body has gone. Only one person can help her discover how the poor man died at the beach: Lord Peter, the amateur sleuth who won her freedom and her heart in one fell swoop. Have His Carcase is the 8th book in the Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, but you may enjoy the series by reading the books in any order. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dorothy L. Sayers including rare images from the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College. |
Contents
The Evidence of the Hotel | |
The Evidence of the Razor | |
The Evidence of the Betrothed | |
The Evidence of the First Barber | |
The Evidence of the Gigolos | |
The Evidence of the Second Barber | |
The Evidence of the Third Barber | |
The Evidence of the Ladylove and the Landlady | |
The Evidence of the Sands | |
The Evidence of the Money | |
The Evidence of the Snake | |
The Evidence of the Disguised Motorist | |
The Evidence of the Lady in the | |
The Evidence at the Inquest | |
The Evidence of the FlatIron | |
The Evidence of the PoliceInspector | |
The Evidence of the Fisherman | |
The Evidence of the Brides | |
Evidence of Trouble Somewhere | |
The Evidence of the Mannequin | |
The Evidence of the Theatrical Agent | |
The Evidence of the L C C Teacher | |
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