Hangman's Holiday: A Collection of Short Mysteries

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Hangman's Holiday: A Collection of Short Mysteries Hangman's Holiday: A Collection of Short Mysteries

Author: Dorothy L. Sayers

Category: Mystery

Published: a long time ago

Series: Lord Peter Wimsey

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Amusing and absolutely appalling things happen on the way to the gallows when murder meets Lord Peter Wimsey and the delightful working-class sleuth Montague Egg. This sumptuous feast of criminal doings and undoings includes a vintage double identity and a horrid incident of feline assassination that will tease the minds of cat-lovers everywhere. Not to be missed are "The Incredible Elopement of Peter Wimsey" (with a lovely American woman-turned-zombie) and eight more puzzlers penned in inimitable style by the mistress of murder.
Includes:
The image in the mirror --
The incredible elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey --
The queen's square --
The necklace of pearls --
The poisoned dow '08 --
Sleuths on the scent --
Murder in the morning --
One too many --
Murder at Pentecost --
Maher-Shalal-Hashbaz --
The man who knew how --
The fountain plays.