| Strong Poison Contributor(s): Sayers, Dorothy L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062196200 ISBN-13: 9780062196200 Publisher: Harper Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Traditional - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths - Fiction | Crime |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries with Harriet Vane |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.45 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The classic mystery that first featured Harriet Vane, companion sleuth to the dashing, perennially popular private investigator, Lord Peter Wimsey, from the mystery writer widely considered the greatest mystery novelist of the Golden Age--Dorothy L. Sayers. Featuring an introduction by Elizabeth George, herself a crime fiction master, Strong Poison introduces Harriet Vane, a mystery writer who is accused of poisoning her fianc and must now join forces with Lord Peter to escape a murder conviction and the hangman's noose. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sayers, Dorothy L.: - 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. |