A: 'Did you hear the bells ringing' B: 'I did. The number of times the bells rang traditionally indicated the deceased persons sex, with a male receiving nine 'tellers,' or tolls, of the bell. Here they learn of the theft of the Wilbraham emeralds. A phrase spoken after the custom of ringing church bells for a deceased male.

Sayers The Lord Peter Wimsey Collection: Whose Body, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, The Five Red Herrings, Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers Great Detective Stories by Dorothy L. On his way to visit friends at Walbeach, Lord Peter Wimsey's car lands in a ditch and he and Bunter are forced to take shelter at Fenchurch St Paul. The Nine Tailors and Busmans Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Lord Peter Wimsey goes snooping to try and establish who killed Geoffrey Deacon - and how.By Dorothy L. Lord Peter Wimsey identifies the mystery body, but he's yet to name the killer. What really makes this memorable, however. It is also extremely well acted in the tradition of the great BBC television presentations of the 1970s. This is a wonderful mystery with plenty of action, clues and intrigue. The elegant, intelligent amateur sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey is drawn into the case of an unsolved jewel theft - which turns into a grave mystery.īack in Fenchurch St Paul, Lord Peter Wimsey speculates on the mystery of the unidentified and badly battered body.Īs Lord Peter Wimsey's murder probe moves to the church bell tower, his manservant Bunter uses his initiative.Īfter intercepting the mystery letter, Lord Peter Wimsey decides it's time to head across the English Channel.įollowing his trip to France, Lord Peter Wimsey takes a step closer to identifying the killer. The Nine Tailors with Ian Carmichael as Lord Peter Wimsey is my favorite of the BBC adaptations of the Dorothy Sayers novels. Association Member: IOBA SNEAB Seller Rating: Contact seller First Edition Used - Softcover Condition: Good+ US 31.50 Convert currency US 4.50 Shipping Within U.S.A. Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations that were broadcast between 19.Īdapted for radio in eight episodes by Alistair Beaton.įirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1980. Published by Pocket Books, NY, 1942 Seller: Valley Books, AMHERST, U.S.A. Genres MysteryFictionCrimeClassicsMystery ThrillerBritish LiteratureDetective. The Nine Tailors was first published in 1934.Ĭlassy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War. Sayers 4.03 19,070 ratings1,514 reviews When a disfigured corpse is discovered in a country parish, the local rector pleads with Lord Peter to take on what will become one of his most brilliant and complicated cases. Ian Carmichael stars as the aristocratic sleuth.īritish gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey features in a number of detective novels and short stories by English crime writer, Dorothy L Sayers. The title refers to the nine strokes of a church bell to announce the death of a man. Stranded in a small village after a car accident, Wimsey becomes involved in a mystery of stolen jewels. The Nine Tailors - A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery

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