Strong poison and Have his carcase,

By Dorothy L. Sayers

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0006ANU8I
• Release Date: January 1936
• Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and company
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

First two stories in the Harriet Vane series

I have always been an Agatha Christie fan. My first encounter with Dorothy L. Sayers was the Mobile Mystery Theater series showing on PBS. Naturally, the TV media cannot fill in all the details that you would pick up from reading the book. Therefore, I read the book. This added more depth to the story, but now I appreciate Dorothy L. Sayers more than I appreciate Agatha Christie. But Dorothy not only fleshes her characters out better, but her side trips into philosophy and psychology make the story that much more interesting. Also, just when you say what is relevant to this conversation, it is wrapped up in the final solution. We are in luck as they still make the unabridged tape of "Strong Poison". The reader is Ian Carmichael, the first TV Lord Peter Wimsey. It makes a good complement to the book. This is the first of a four-book series. The story is complete and can be used as a stand-alone story. The notorious Harriet Vane is on trial for poisoning her previous live-in lover. Naturally, Lord Peter Wimsey, falling in love with her, is determined that she is innocent and will prove this. To save her repartition he must find the real culprit (if there is one) because if Harriet gets off on a technicality, she will always be under suspicion. ---------------------------------------- My first encounter with Dorothy L. Sayers was the Mobile Mystery Theater series showing on PBS. I now have all three DVD's of the series ("Strong Poison", "Gaudy Night", and "Have His Carcase"). They never produced "Busman's Honeymoon." Dorothy sold the rights to Hollywood, and the BBC could not get them back. The Resulting movie is "Haunted Honeymoon"(1940) Naturally, the TV media cannot fill in all the details that you would pick up from reading the book. So I read the book. This added more depth to the story, and now I appreciate Dorothy L. Sayers more than Agatha Christie. Dorothy not only fleshes her characters out better, but her side trips into philosophy and psychology make the story that much more interesting. And just when you say what the relevance to this conversation it is wrapped up in the final solution. This is the second book series. The story is complete and can be used as a stand-alone story. The notorious Harriet Vane is out for a walk and takes a nap. She wakes up and finds (you guessed it) a body. If not for her trusty camera, no one would believe her. As it is, the authorities think it was suicide. Wimsey thinks it is murder. Naturally, everyone, especially the main suspect, has an airtight alibi. The real interest is the interaction between Lord Peter and Harriet.