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... by J.R. Ward The Book Thief by Markus Zusak The White Rock by Hugh Thomson The Good German by Joseph Kanon Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers The Reckoning: The Murder of Christopher Marlowe by Charles Nicholl Midwinter by John ...

Last week I read Strong Poison, the first book I've read by Dorothy L. Sayers.

... d 29. Common Sense Economics, James Gwartney 30. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, Dorothy L. Sayers 31. Strong Poison, Dorothy L. Sayers 32. Whose Body?, Dorothy L. Sayers 33. The Somnambulist, Jonathan Barnes 34. M*A*S*H, Richard Hooker 35. Murder ...

#65 Strong Poison

I would echo Storeetller. Strong Poison is one of my favorites, but you want to get know Wimsey before that point. Also, I think it is not much of spoiler to add that the book in no way ends like a happily-ever-after romance.

#153 Oh, my, CD1am, your very low opinion of Lord Peter in Strong Poison struck me, and I feel I simply must respond to defend him and the series (and the author). Lord Peter's actions vis-a-vis Harriett Vane didn't affect me the same way they did you, perhaps because I'd read the series from ...

I'm in Britain in my first Lord Peter Wimsey mystery, Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers. So far, I'm not impressed with the character.

Just started my first Dorothy Sayers' mystery, Strong Poison. Lord Peter Wimsey is one of the most ridiculous characters I've come across. He falls in love after seeing a woman, from a distance, one day in court?!?! And proposes to her after seeing her three days in court without nary a ...

... I'd like to read. A word about the Dorothy Sayers--Have His Carcase: You probably know this, but you should read Strong Poison before reading Carcase because these are the first 2 of the 4 novels that feature Harriet Vane and should be read in order to follow the developing ...

... Bomb, by Frank Harris Johnny got his gun, by Dalton Trumbo Strong Poison, by Dorothy L. Sayers The Pillow Book, by Peter Greenaway A Handbook on Hanging, by Charles Duff

... (hardcover in den) * The Complete Sherlock Holmes * History of Art by H. W. Janson * An omnibus of Dorothy Sayers' Strong Poison, Have His Carcase, Gaudy Night and Busman's Honeymoon Total shelf space consumed: < 1 foot. Total reading time: tons.

#72 krazy4katz In order to get the most out of # 10 Gaudy Night you should read #5 Strong Poison and #7 Have His Carcase because these are the ones that deal with the relationship between Lord Peter and Harriet Vane and you won't enjoy Gaudy Night as much without knowing what went before. ...

... Hammett (3.0+) 16. Calamity Town – Ellery Queen (3.0+) 17. The Doorbell Rang – Rex Stout (3.0) 18. Strong Poison – Dorothy L. Sayers (3.0) 19. The Scarlet Pimpernel – Baroness Orczy (3.0-) 20. Where Are the Children? – Mary Higgins Clark (1.0) ...

74. Audio book - Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers. Very fun to listen to - Sayers was so clever! Her characters are a hoot. This was the book that introduced Harriet Vane, who I believe appears in some of the later books. The actor who played Peter Wimsey in the TV series read the book, ...

... of The Artist, but when I'm not reading Joyce, I'm reading old crime fiction. Not Sayers' best but diverting and fun. Strong Poison and Gaudy Night are the best though.

33. Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers Harriet Vane shows up in Lord Peter's life. Vane is based on Sayers herself, and although only introduced and not really developed as a character, this sets the stage for their future partnership. Witty, literate, and lively writing. Easy and fun ...

... store) a beautiful copy of Elizabeth I Collected Works and vols.7 & 9 of novels and stories of Dorothy Sayers, Strong Poison and Have His Carcase - first 2 of her 4 Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane mysteries. These are published in GB - great editions, now if I can find Gaudy Night ...

... at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian From a garage sale yesterday: Robinson Crusoe Chromosome 6 by Robin Cook Strong Poison by Dorothy Sayers The Maltese Falcon The Moving Toyshop by Edmund Crispin Too Many Cooks by Rex Stout Lament for a Maker by Michael Innes Murder ...

... Eisley Cantina by Kevin Anderson The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke Strong Poison by Dorothy Sayers The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells The Early History of Rome by Livy Smith of Wooton Manor and Farmer Giles of Ham by J.R.R. ...

... any more of his books, though - think I'll just read them. His voice didn't match my image of him. Anyway, I've started Strong Poison by Dorothy Sayers read by Ian Carmichael. I didn't like him too much as reader of The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club but I've listened to several ...

DING DING DING! It is Strong Poison. Your turn, Jolene.

... to chronological order, at least in my opinion, although Clouds of Witness gives background for some of the action in Strong Poison. I know some people think the first book is weaker, but I admit a great fondness for Whose Body?. You can find it online at karenmarie in 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Zelda's list for 2008 (Apr 1, 2008, 5:41am)

... and The Nine Tailors are both about Wimsey only. You should read the Vane-Wimsey books, starting with the first one Strong Poison. Harriet Vane is a writer accused of murdering her lover, Peter steps in and finds the real murderer, and falls in love with Harriet. One final question - ...

Much Ado About Nothing Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers Interstellar Pig by William Sleator The Changeling by Zilpha Keatley Snyder It's Obvious You Won't Survive by Your Wits Alone by Scott Adams

mrsradcliffe, along with karenmarie and LydiaHD, I strongly suggest that you start with an earlier Sayers book. Either Strong Poison or one of the Wimsey books before Harriet comes on the scene. Lucky you. To discover Wimsey for the first time. Edited b/c i cant tipe.

... books with Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane and you might want to consider reading the first meeting of the two first: Strong Poison. I forget the order after that, but there are several with both of them together and at least one with just Peter Wimsey with references to Harriet Vane. ...

... very beginning is Whose Body?, but what really matters is that you get the four at the end in the correct order: first Strong Poison, second Have His Carcase, third Gaudy Night, and fourth Busman's Honeymoon. There's a romance going on, you see.

... Names... and other dangers by Vinge f. Rainbows' End by Vinge g. Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Pessl h. Strong Poison by Sayers 4. Books about my dissertation topic (this is cheating, a bit) a. Reconstructing Quaternary Environments by Lowe b. The Pace of Change ...

... to keep the action moving forward. You will also learn something about cryptography if you keep reading Sayers. I think Strong Poison is one of her weakest books. Her nonfiction can be interesting too.

... nonfiction Life of Pi by Yann Martel fiction Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett fantasy Bad Cat by Jim Edgar cartoon Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers mystery Life Amongst the Modocs: Unwritten History by Joaquin Miller nonfiction Cover Her Face by P.D. James mystery Fer-de-Lance ...

37. Strong Poison by Dorothy Sayers. I really enjoyed this--a light but well-written book. I'm looking forward to reading the other Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries now.

... of what happened at El Mozote in 1981 and how the event was deliberately suppressed for the sake of the Cold War. 79. Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers Instead of the murder, the trial, or the mystery's solution, the high points of the novel are a pair of sequences -- a lock-picking ...

... Sayers as well. Out-of-wedlock sex figures prominently in Clouds of Witness, Murder Must Advertise, not to mention Strong Poison. Heck, if Harriet hadn't had an illicit relationship with Philip Boyes, she'd never have met Peter! There's bigamy in The Nine Tailors, a suggestion of ...

No fantasy at the moment only golden age detectives... Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers Strong poison idem Whose body? Problem is I have to much time to read at work, so I run out of books too fast...

I'm rereading all my Dorothy L. Sayers books, will be finished Whose Body today and then on to Strong Poison. Lord Peter is such a delight. I'm looking forward to getting my Early Reviewers book too, seems to be taking a long time to come. I get so impatient when waiting for books in ...

... Ford, Hemingway, Philip Roth, and Saul Bellow. Books like Wolf, The Sportswriter, A Fan's Notes, and Humbolt's Gift are pure enjoyment for me. Like I said, that is my general preference. I read books by women. Some, like Fear of Flying, are high on my list of ...

... I do like Rumer Godden's style of writing. I'm listening to Busman's Honeymoon on my iPod and am going to start Strong Poison today as well as To Ride Hell's Chasm so I can join in the group read (belatedly). MrsLee sent me a link to a Lord Peter site that explains all the ...

Strong Poison by Dorothy Sayers Hemlock at Vespers by Peter Tremayne Arsenic Under the Elms by Virginia McConnell White Oleander by Janet Fitch Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie

... horrors within. The heavier the lashing of the rain and the ghastlier the details, the better the flavour seems to be." Strong Poison by Dorothy Sayers Perhaps that is why I usually pick up one of my favorite murder mysteries on those days. Just wish I had a Bunter to toast and butter ...

... Sayers has an older woman who helps her detective, Lord Peter Wimsey, Miss Climpson. She appears in Unnatural Death and Strong Poison, I'm not sure about any others. Laurie King also has some strong older women in some of her mysteries which are not series, Folly and A Darker Place ...

... programs you may have missed through the week. Most recently I've listened to a dramatization of Dorothy L. Sayers Strong Poison, and The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club; and a dramatization of the Trojan War "Troy."

I've been listening to Strong Poison on BBC 7 and I was very amused by Miss Climpson - she is probably my favourite character.

... Lord Peter meets Harriet when she's on trial for the murder of her lover (with whom she lived out of wedlock). It's called Strong Poison. He felt and instant attraction to her and decided she was the woman for him. In the meantime he solves the murder, but she declines his offer of marriage ...

... books, but set in Britain, anyway. I also recently listened to 2 (unfortunately, abridged) tapes of Dorothy Sayers' Strong Poison and Have His Carcase read by Edward Petherbridge, and they were excellent. Petherbridge is the actor who played Lord Peter in the most recent PBS ...

... Death The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club The FIve Red Herrings Murder must Advertise The Nine Tailors Strone Poison Have His Carcase Gaudy Night Busman's Honeymoon There is also an enjoyable collection of short stories, but I would read a few of the novels ...

Not recent books, but, my goodness, Dorothy L. Sayers' Wimsey/Vane books, Strong Poison, Have His Carcase, Gaudy Night and Busman's Honeymoon (yes, reader, she married him), are full of "commitment phobia"! Getting Harriet to say "yes" took an amount of time and effort on Lord Pe ...

... the Body (short stories) 1928 The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club 1928 The Documents in the Case 1930 Strong Poison 1930 Five Red Herrings 1931 Have His Carcase 1932 Hangman's Holiday 1933 (short stories) Murder Must Advertise 1933 The Nine Tailor ...

... Dawson Pedigree (1928) The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (1928) Lord Peter Views the Body (1928) SS Strong Poison (1930) The Five Red Herrings (1931) APA: Suspicious Characters (1931) Have His Carcase (1932) Murder Must Advertise (1933) The Nine Tailo ...

>8 Who needs another site when you have us? ;-)) 1. Strong Poison 2. Have His Carcase 3. Gaudy Night 4. Busman's Honeymoon (Note: the play came first, then the novel) 5. Talboys (this is a short story and can be found in pretty much any collection of Wimsey stories)

... I could say three from Sayers, they would be Whose Body because of what you learn about Lord Peter, a toss up between Strong Poison and Murder Must Advertise as the middle though probably with some leanings towards Murder Must Advertise, as it's possible to enjoy Gaudy Night without ...

... would love to be a part of it. The Nine Tailors is high on my list of non-Harriet books, but I must stick with the first, Strong Poison for my Harriet books. Sets the stage, so to speak. LibraryThing is going to make me more purposeful in my book purchasing. One can only find so much at ...

in my opinion Poison by Chris Wooding or Never the Bride by Paul Magrs.

Sayers is going to be tough find consensus. Myself I would say Strong Poison and Murder Must Advertise. For Christie, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Murder at the Vicarage and possibly Murder on the Orient Express, as well as And Then there were None