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"Det utrolige kvinderov" handler om Langley, der på en tur i Baskerlandet støder på en rig amerikaner Standish Wetherall, der bor i en overtroisk og halvøde egn med sin kone, Alice,
"Damekvadrillen" handler om et mord begået under et kostumebal. Lord Peter Wimsey opdager at en lysekrone er blevet drejet, så man ikke har kunnet se forskel på en hvid og en rød kjole. Det kaster mistanke på den røde kjole, der indehaves af mrs Bellingham. Hendes mand går til bekendelse, da han opdager at der er beviser mod hende og tilstår at han i affekt har dræbt Charmian Grayle fordi hun afpressede ham.
"De løbende skridt" handler om lord Peter Wimsey, der er på besøg hos lægen dr Hartmann og udfra lydene fra lejligheden ovenfor regner ud at der er sket et mord og også at morderen er mr Brotherton, der i jalousi har stukket sin kone ned med et stegespid.
"Ali Babas hule" handler om at Peter Wimsey på ca 37 år går under jorden, ja faktisk spiller død, for at afsløre en forbryderliga. I bedste James Bond stil er lederen Nummer Et og så er der ellers i alt 50 forbrydermedlemmer, der hver får 2% af rovet. Han har overtaget identiteten Joseph Rogers efter en mand, der er død i udlandet, og så udfylder han sin plads som nr 21 i ligaen ved at give informationer om givtige muligheder for kup, imens han i hemmelighed samler beviser mod de andre 49. En dag bliver han afsløret, men han får på glimrende vis overbevist lederen om at han har livsfarligt mange oplysninger om banden. Han tilbyder at give banden disse oplysninger mod at de dels giver ham en hurtig smertefri død i stedet for den tiltænkte langtrukne og pinefulde og også lader være at genere hans efterladte familie. Lederen tager hen for at hente oplysningerne i Wimseys pengeskab, men det er en med stor omhu konstrueret fælde. Lederens manglende tilbagevenden udløser panik i banden og Wimsey har faktisk held til at slippe levende fra foretagenet. Lederen af banden bliver sluppet ud af pengeskabet, men formentlig kun for at gå en hård dom med efterfølgende dødsstraf i møde.
"Spejlbilledet" handler om Robert Duckworthy, der føler sig som et spejlbillede og faktisk også viser sig at have en tvilling, Richard Dart, der er højrevendt, mens Robert er venstrevendt og har hjerte, nyrer, lever, blindtarm osv i den forkerte side. En dag begår Richard et mord og Robert bliver mistænkt, men Peter Wimsey reder trådene ud.
Fem korte fortællinger med Lord Peter Wimsey i hovedrollen. Historierne kan ikke rigtig tåle tidens tand.
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Fiction. Mystery. HTML:Lord Peter Wimsey and Montague Egg confront menaces from purloined pearls to poisoned port in tales from "one of the greatest mystery story writers" (Los Angeles Times). In the annals of mystery writing, Lord Peter Wimsey and Montague Egg are among the most memorable detectives. Lord Peter�??noble by birth, brilliant by nature�??is a fly in the ointment of criminals across Britain, turning up whenever the police ask him to lend his quick wit and keen eye to an investigation. Montague Egg is a free-spirited figure, a traveling wine salesman with an unfortunate habit of stumbling over murder scenes. Both are inimitably charming, and neither has ever failed to catch his man. In this collection of stories featuring the two detectives, plus a couple of bonus tales, the mystery maven's evocation of England between the wars�??and her chilling puzzles�??remain as engaging as ever. Hangman's Holiday is the 9th 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 C… (more)
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A mystery of such brevity is of necessity a very different creature from a book-length puzzle. We don't see a lot of detective work, or lengthy puzzling over clues; there just isn't room. The stories are primarily a matter of seeing a detective (though not a pro in these cases) presented with a troublesome case and solving it through an ingenious insight. These were enjoyable because of the characters and Sayers's suitably breezy style.
I’ve not read any
Wimsey and Egg are both excellent detective characters with their own foibles and idiosyncrasies without being isolating or offputting. I’m a particular fan of Egg’s little rhymes from The Salesman’s Handbook.
The stories did occasionally tend to the darker side which was less to my taste, but others may prefer it as a little less cozy and cloying than many of this style.
A great collection and I will be looking out for more.
The fact that this is a pretty old audiobook really shows in the
The stories themselves are pretty entertaining. There are, I think, four Lord Peter Wimsey stories, several Montague Egg stories and about three or so other stories at the end. Lacking the character development that forms such an attractive (and substantial) part of Sayers’ novels, what you’re left with is the cleverness—nicely worked out little detective puzzles in the Sherlock Holmes style. Some of the resolutions can be guessed early on, some not.
You can read this book on two levels: one is for mere entertainment, and one is for the Sayers enthusiast who wants to get a better understanding of her development as a writer. The stories work pretty well for either type of reader.
Mr Egg I found slight more annoying. his little mottoes were a bit trite, although his mysteries were engaging enough.
A completist, rather than an introductory book, I think.
The stories are all appropriately puzzling with four featuring Lord Peter, six with Montague Egg and two stand-alone mysteries. While I am not usually a huge fan of short stories these were enjoyable due to the author’s clever plots and use of witty dialogue.
Lord Peter Wimsey stories:
"The Image in the Mirror"
"The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey"
"The Queen's Square"
"The Necklace of Pearls"
Montague Egg stories:
"The Poisoned Dow '08"
"Sleuths on
"Murder in the Morning"
"One Too Many"
"Murder at Pentecost"
"Maher-Shalal-Hashbaz"
Other stories:
"The Man Who Knew How"
"The Fountain Plays"
As much as I enjoyed the Lord Peter stories, in this reread I found that the Montague Egg stories appealed to me most. Good mysteries plus the humor of Egg's aphorisms :)
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Omslaget viser en tegning af en uhyggeligt udseende mand
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Oversat fra engelsk "Hangman's Holiday" af Cai Clausen, Ellen Duurloo
Oversat fra engelsk "The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey" af Cai Clausen, Ellen Duurloo
Oversat fra engelsk "The Queen's Square" af Cai Clausen, Ellen Duurloo
Oversat fra engelsk "The Vindictive Story of the Footsteps that Ran" af Cai Clausen, Ellen Duurloo
Oversat fra engelsk "The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba" af Cai Clausen, Ellen Duurloo
Oversat fra engelsk "The Image in the Mirror" af Cai Clausen, Ellen Duurloo
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