Whose Body?

The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, Book 1

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

Narrated by: David Case

Enter the 1920s Golden Age of Detection with this first novel from Dorothy L. Sayers, featuring the debut of a dashing gentleman detective, one of the great characters of mystery fiction - Lord Peter Wimsey. An unidentified corpse is found in a bathtub, and the police are jumping to conclusions about its identity and that of the murderer. Lord Peter Wimsey steps in and, with the help of his friend, Inspector Parker; and his manservant, Bunter, solves the mystery.

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Just as I remember

I was happy to hear a narrator who was able to convey the nuance of the story. It was just like reading the book!

Good story, bad narrator

I like classic mysteries. I’ve read almost all of the Agatha Christie book so I decided to come on to the Dorothy Sayers books. This was a good book, and I will read the rest of the series. Lord Wimsey is the fun-loving aristocrat who solves mysteries on the side. The characters are fun, and Lord Wimsey has depth to him I didn’t expect.

This mystery is a classic body switch. It’s fairly obvious who did it early on. The writing is a mix between Christie and Doyle.

The downside, for me, was the narrator. I could hear him turning the pages, which was mildly irritating. More so was his habit of pausing after every bit of dialogue. “I don’t know”...said Lord Peter. It really took away from the enjoyment of the book. If the same narrator reads the next one, I’ll skip the audio version and just read it on my own.

Poor narration. High pitched and jarring.

The first of the Wimsey stories that is poorly preformed. Amazing how a good story can be made impossible to listen to by the quality of the vocal performance.

Rollicking good listen!

The narrator is perfect for this read. Great snooty British voice. We found the story twisty and entertaining.

Good stuff

I love Dorothy Sayers mysteries, so it’s especially fun to hear them performed! Good narration makes the individual characters come alive!!