Murder Must Advertise: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery by Dorothy L. Sayers (English

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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 Winsey is called in, and he soon discovers there's more to copywriting than meets the eye--cocaine, blackmail and wanton women can be read between the lines.

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The great Dorothy L. Sayers's classic tale of murder and scandal at a chic London advertising agency, featuring the dashing and brilliant Lord Peter Wimsey.When executive Victor Dean dies from a fall down the iron staircase at Pym's Publicity, a posh London ad agency, Lord Peter Wimsey goes undercover to investigate. Before his tragic demise, the victim had tried to warn Mr. Pym, the firm's owner, about some scandalous behavior involving his employees. Posing as a new copywriter, Wimsey discovers that Dean was part of an unsavory crowd at Pym's whose recreational habits link them to the criminal underworld. With time running out and the body count rising, Wimsey must rush to find the truth before his identity is discovered and a determined killer strikes again.

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Dorothy L. Sayers classic tale of murder and scandal at a chic London advertising agency, featuring the dashing and brilliant Lord Peter Wimsey When executive Victor Dean dies from a fall down the iron staircase at Pym's Publicity, a posh London ad agency, Lord Peter Wimsey goes undercover to investigate. Before his tragic demise, the victim had tried to warn Mr. Pym, the firm's owner, about some scandalous behavior involving his employees. Posing as a new copywriter, Wimsey discovers that Dean was part of an unsavory crowd at Pym's whose recreational habits link them to the criminal underworld. With time running out and the body count rising, Wimsey must rush to find the truth before his identity is discovered and a determined killer strikes again.

Author Biography

Dorothy L. Sayers was born in 1893. She was one of the first women to be awarded a degree by Oxford University, and later she became a copywriter at an ad agency. In 1923 she published her first novel featuring the aristocratic detective Lord Peter Wimsey, who became one of the world's most popular fictional heroes. She died in 1957.

Review

"One of the greatest mystery story writers of the twentieth century." -- Los Angeles Times"The Wimsey books are literate and delightful mysteries." -- Chicago Tribune"She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit." -- P.D. James"I admire her novels ... she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail." -- Ruth Rendell

Review Quote

"The Wimsey books are literate and delightful mysteries."

Details ISBN0062341650 Author Dorothy L. Sayers Short Title MURDER MUST ADVERTISE Language English ISBN-10 0062341650 ISBN-13 9780062341655 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Residence ENK Birth 1893 Death 1957 Pages 368 Year 2014 Publication Date 2014-12-02 Subtitle A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery UK Release Date 2014-12-02 Audience General Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint Collins Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2014-12-02 Imprint US Harper Paperbacks Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this

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