Have His Carcase
Ratings8
Average rating3.9
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Ratings8
Average rating3.9
Have His Carcase is a 1932 locked-room mystery by Dorothy L. Sayers, her seventh novel featuring Lord Peter Wimsey and the second in which Harriet Vane appears. Mystery novelist Harriet Vane, recovering from an unhappy love affair and its most unpleasant aftermath, seeks solace on a barren beach deserted but for one notable exception: the body of a bearded young man with his throat cut. From the moment she photographs the corpse, which soon disappears with the tide, she is puzzled by a mystery that might easily have been a suicide, a murder, or a political plot. With the appearance of her dear friend Lord Peter Wimsey, however, Harriet finds yet another reason to pursue the mystery, as only the two of them can pursue it.
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Short Review: Harriet Vane is back and it really helps. The interaction between Vane and Wimsey is what the books have needed. This is a very complicated murder, so the book drags a little bit at times. But on the whole it is very enjoyable and the slow working through the clues really does make sense to the story. Overall this and Strong Poison are the two best books of the series to date (and both include Harriet Vane.)
My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/have-his-carcase/
I think this is my favorite Peter Wimsey novel. I like the setting and the premise. It moves at a good pace and gets creepy in the right places.
Series
12 primary books15 released booksLord Peter Wimsey is a 15-book series with 12 primary works first released in 1923 with contributions by Dorothy L. Sayers.
Series
11 primary books12 released booksLord Peter Wimsey Chronological is a 13-book series with 11 primary works first released in 1923 with contributions by Dorothy L. Sayers and Jill Paton Walsh.
Series
3 primary booksLord Peter Wimsey & Harriet Vane (Original Series) is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1932 with contributions by Dorothy L. Sayers.
