Author: Dorothy Sayers
First published in 1923 by T. Fisher Unwin
The stark naked body was lying in the tub. Not unusual for a proper bath, but highly irregular for murder -- especially witha pair of gold pince-nez deliberately perched before the sightless eyes. What's more, the face appeared to have been shaved after death. The police assumed that the victim was a prominent financier, but Lord Peter Wimsey, who dabbled in mystery detection as a hobby, knew better. In this, his first murder case, Lord Peter untangles the ghastly mystery of the corpse in the bath.
I was recently browsing my library's overdrive site looking for some Throwback Thursday books when I stumbled on Whose Body? I had never heard of this series, so I thought I would give it a try. I definitely enjoyed the story. I did like the mystery and how Peter solved the case. I also loved the confessional letter in the end where the killer laid it all out for him. That was cool.
Lord Peter Wimsey is an interesting character. He is a little like a cross between Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. A brilliant mind with odd idiosyncrasies. But what I thought was the most interesting is how he talked about his sleuthing. He loves the beginning of the case but is almost bored by the end. I found that a nice twist as most detectives you read about love the hunt all the way through. I definitely think I will pick up another of Lord Peter's mysteries in the future.
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