I got this unabridged-audio version of the book some years ago, and enjoyed it very much; narrator David Case does a very good job. But my cassette player no longer works, and I'm getting my audiobooks in MP3 form these days, so this one can move on and amuse someone else!

This is the first "Lord Peter" novel, and some have said it's their least favorite, but I like it very much - not least because of the truly macabre elements of the crime. It opens with Lord Peter being asked to assist a humble architect who's under suspicion of murder - because the body of a total stranger was found dead in the architect's bath, completely nude save for a gold pince-nez. Lord Peter can't resist so bizarre a crime, but as more information comes in, he begins to think there are some questions that shouldn't be answered... Many wonderful recurring characters are introduced here, including Lord Peter's perfect valet, Bunter, his indescribably wonderful mother the Dowager Duchess of Denver, and Charles Parker, good friend to Lord Peter and also an up-and-comer at Scotland Yard. And Sayers' blend of witty repartee and a singularly gruesome set of crimes appeals to me very much.

[See the TV Tropes page for the "Lord Peter" series for some entertaining tidbits.]

I'm sending this to BCer imawinn2 in Wisconsin as a contribution to an audiocassette bookbox. Hope someone enjoys it!

Thanks so much, GoryDetails, for the contribution to the audio cassette bookbox. I'm planning on sending the box out in July. In the meantime, I just might have to give this a listen myself. :-)

Putting this into KateKintail's Earreading Audiobooks on Cassette Bookbox #1. Happy travels!

I am taking this book from the Never Ending Audio Book box. Thanks for sharing!

This book is going to iwillrejoice as part of her VBB! Happy travels!

Received this today as one of my selections from Round 5 of my Audiobook VBB. Thanks for sharing!

I now have a paper copy of this book, so I'll be offering this one in my Audiobook VBB. Thanks for sharing!

Released to LittleWhiteBird in California as one of her selections from my Audiobook VBB. Happy travels, little book!

Enjoy!

The audiobook just came in the mail.

This will by my first Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery. I've heard that these are very good, so I'm looking forward to listening.

I really enjoyed listening to this mystery.
5 cassettes, unabridged, total playing time 6 hours 16 minutes.

I finished the book on February 11, apparently I got a little confused, I didn't realize I had a printed copy of this book as well... Here's the link to the other book: http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9795515
The book didn't disappoint. It's the first Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery. Quite an unusual case, I think, with a naked body found in the bathroom... I had to get used to the - I assume - British accent of the reader David Case which was of course very appropriate for this book.

Apparently, Lord Peter Wimsey has appeared in PBS's Mystery Theatre as well, so I'll look for re-runs and see whether I like those as well.

I'm now reserving it for iwillrejoice's audiobook VBB.

Replaced it with something else in the VBB and now it's yours, hyphen8!
Happy birthday!

I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did. Happy reading!

Surprise RABCK from the 2014 birthday group - thank you!

(Larger photo here.)

To be released during the Great Aloha Run Expo, February 12-14. We'll see if it gets claimed, or if it comes back home again.

Wild released for awaywithfairies's Heads Shoulders Knees and Toes Challenge and AlterEgoZoe's Leap into the Wild Challenge.

(Over the course of three days, I took 6 CD audiobooks, 18 cassette audiobooks, and 45 other books to the Great Aloha Run Health & Fitness Expo and left them at the end of the table in our booth. At the end of the last day, the only things left were 3 of the cassette audiobooks. Now let's see if I get any journal entries!)

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I'm so glad you've found this book!

Won't you please make a journal entry to let the book's previous readers know that it's safely in your hands? How did you find it? What did you think of it? What are you going to do with it next?

It's now your book, for you to do with as you please: keep it, pass it to a friend, or maybe even leave it where someone else can find it!

If you've ever wondered where your books go after they leave your hands, join BookCrossing and you may find out: you'll be able to follow the further adventures of your books as new readers make journal entries - sometimes from surprisingly far-flung locations.

(Think of it like Where's George for books...or a little like geocaching - you can follow the book's journey every time someone makes a new entry. Some BookCrossers even leave books *in* geocaches!)

BookCrossing: making the whole world a library!