The ninth book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series introduced by crime
writer David Mark - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's
Campion Mysteries. Poisoned port . . . Pet cats in peril . . . Purloined pearls . . . Lord
Peter Wimsey solves the mysteries of the man who was blown into the fourth dimension and the
murder in fancy dress. He pursues miscreants across several countries and into unexpected
hiding places. Dorothy L. Sayers' other detective Montague Egg encounters a fugitive murderer
and uncovers a killer in an Oxford cloister. The travelling salesman extraordinaire solves
puzzles with a unique combination of matter-of-fact practicality and brilliant deduction. 'She
brought to the detective novel originality intelligence energy and wit.' P. D. James
