Whose Body?

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

Narrated by: Nadia May

Sayers' most renowned amateur detective, the engaging and amusing Lord Peter Wimsey, sets out to unravel a puzzling case involving the disappearance of a wealthy financier and the discovery of a nude corpse, wearing a golden pince-nez, in a bathtub. He does succeed in solving things to everyone's ultimate satisfaction, but only after a series of bloodcurdling and hair-raising episodes that will hold the listener spellbound with anticipation.

Dorothy L. Sayers, long considered one of the top mystery authors of our day, has excelled herself in this delightfully macabre tale, a truly rare find for anyone interested in top-flight crime fiction.

©1995 Dorothy L. Sayers (P)1998 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"The tale is better written and has a good deal more characterization than one finds in the average detective story." ( New York Times)

Narrator overtook the story

The narrator was a distraction to the story. Many years ago, I read this book and enjoyed it. The over-theatrical narration was too distracting, too fast-paced and too energetic for my personal preference.

Good fun!!

I tried to read a Lord Peter Wimsey mystery before, and couldn't get past his arch preciosity. However, this reader smoothed that out for me. She clearly enjoys it, distinguished characters well, and kept my attention throughout.

I thoroughly enjoyed the mystery, and Ms Sayers made what could have been tiresome contrivances fit neatly & convincingly into the characters and plot. It all worked very well for me and I'm glad I tried it.

Not completely unabridged

This is an excellent entry in the Sayers line of work with Lord Peter Wimsey, and the reading works well.
However, part of the text was left out. For one not already familiar with the story, the missing piece may cause a little confusion coming into the conclusion. On the other hand, maybe it wouldn't be noticeable to someone who hasn't reread most of Sayers' novels several times!

Golden Age Mystery

This was so well done and such a delight to be transported to England 1923.

Good story, hard to understand, need 100% attentio

I enjoy this author. These stories are based on how a "simply goofy" aristocrat can get himself, into places, get answers from others without them realizing, and is able to deduct the correct conclusion.
At first, I felt the reader was a match for the story, kind of high pitched and squirmy, but as time went on the speed of delivery and the reader became very difficult to understand. I repeated many parts and re-listened to whole chapters.
Without the flow of ideas it was difficult to get the gist of what was happening. Yes, I am going to re-listen hopefully straight through this time. Hate to give up.