Why people recommend it
Whose Body? is a classic detective novel by Dorothy L. Sayers that introduces the aristocratic sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey. On The Book Review podcast episode titled One Young Mother and the Homelessness Crisis, broadcast on July 18, 2024, Sarah Weinman mentioned the book during her classic crime fiction recommendations. Weinman observed that while Sayers writes detective fiction featuring Lord Peter Wimsey that starts out feeling rather larkish, fun, and purely entertaining, the books evolve over time into much more complicated and genuinely rich works. For readers looking to dive into this celebrated mystery series, the author's very first novel provides an exceptionally enjoyable starting point that sets the stage for the narrative depth and complexity that develop throughout the later installments in the collection.
Who recommended it
- Sarah Weinman Recommended
Sarah Weinman — 1 mention
“and she writes these detective novels featuring Lord Peter Whimsy that are kind of larkish but over time they become much more complicated and really rich but starting with whose body it's just really fun and entertaining”