Whose Body?

Book #1 in the Lord Peter Wimsey detective series. "A body in a bath is always awkward." Whose Body? (1923) introduces Dorothy L. Sayers' most beloved creation, Lord Peter Wimsey, in all his eccentric, brilliant, slightly flippant glory. A naked corpse wearing nothing but a pair of pince‑nez is found in a stranger's bathtub. No one knows who the man is, how he got there, or why someone went to such theatrical lengths to stage the scene. Lord Peter Wimsey, delighted by a puzzle, dives in—only to find the case tangled up with a missing financier, a suspiciously tidy alibi, and a murderer whose calm rationality is more chilling than any melodrama. Dorothy L. Sayers (1893—1957) was an English novelist, playwright, essayist, and is regarded as one of the four "Queens of Crime" alongside Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham and Ngaio Marsh. Best known for creating the aristocratic sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey, Sayers takes the mystery genre beyond simple puzzle-solving and combines a sharp wit with complex plotting, detailed character development and social commentary. Her Lord Peter Wimsey stories have been adapted for radio and television several times, and her blend of humour, erudition, and narrative precision stands as a bridge between classic puzzle mysteries and the more character‑driven crime fiction of today.