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Strong Poison

The iconic British detective series from one of our greatest ever writers

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By: Dorothy L Sayers
Narrated by: Robert Bathurst
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THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING QUEEN OF CLASSIC CRIME, DOROTHY L SAYERS

'Dorothy L. Sayers is one of our best detective story writers' Daily Telegraph

'One of crime fiction's most memorable detectives' The New York Times

'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit' P. D. James
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Lord Peter Wimsey encounters his greatest challenge yet. Not in solving a crime, but in matters of the heart. 

Mystery writer Harriet Vane stands trial for poisoning her unfaithful lover, accused of slipping arsenic into his morning coffee.

Convinced of her innocence from the moment their eyes meet across the courtroom, Wimsey embarks on a desperate race against time to uncover the truth.

The Crown's case is watertight. The police are adamant that the right person is on trial. It seems certain that Harriet Vane shall hang.

Can Lord Peter Wimsey prove that she is not guilty of murder - or find the real poisoner in time to save her from the gallows?
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'She has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail' Ruth Rendell

'A truly great storyteller' Minette Walters

'Part of the Golden Age of mystery writers working between the wars, Sayers is often credited as the most intelligent of them all' Guardian

'What elevated Sayers's debut to the upper ranks of the genre was the quality of her prose and the sense that her sleuth had more emotional heft than he displayed' The New York Times

'Lord Peter should become one of the best known and best loved among the many amateur detectives of fiction' The New York Herald 
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Readers adore the legendary Lord Peter Wimsey series:

'An all-time classic whodunnit' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Sayers is certainly the best detective story writer of her generation' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Dorothy L Sayers surely wrote some of the most intelligent and enjoyable detective stories of the Golden Age of Crime' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'If you haven't read this canonical mystery, you are in for a real treat' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'What tremendous fun! No wonder Sayers is considered one of the "Queens of Crime" alongside Agatha Christie' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Exceptionally clever, amusing and well written' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Dorothy L. Sayers is my favourite crime writer' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Vintage mystery, a classic!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'One of the very best' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐©1930 The Trustees of Anthony Fleming (deceased) (P)2026 Headline Publishing Group Limited Crime Thrillers Murder Thriller & Suspense True Crime Classics Detective
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Dorothy at her best as always. Thoroughly enjoyed listening to the narrator. Next listen coming up. Lewis

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with historical relevance. please could Robert Bathurst record the next Lord Peter Wimsey books? You need narrators who are easy to listen to, aren't monotonous and don't keep going quiet and then loud so you have to adjust the volume. This narrator fits the bill for Lord Peter Wimsey books. Full novels please, not radio dramatisations.

Fun story

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great characterisation and well paced. Robert Bathhurst does a splendid job. I look forward to the next book

excellent reading

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A really enjoyable story made even more enjoyable by the excellent narration. Robert Bathurst suits these books perfectly and does a fantastic job. My only concern is that I can't find the next one in the series narrated by him: please tell me there are plans for him to record the rest of the series?

Perfect narrator for this classic series

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Well plotted, written and narrated tale by one of the queens of crime fiction . It was a very enjoyable listen

Enjoyable introduction to Harriet Vane

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