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Whose Body?
- Lord Peter Wimsey, Book 1
- Narrated by: Robert Bathurst
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
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The first book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series - a must-listen for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries.
It was the body of a tall stout man. On his dead face, a handsome pair of gold pince-nez mocked death with grotesque elegance.
The body wore nothing else.
Lord Peter Wimsey knew immediately what the corpse was supposed to be. His problem was to find out whose body had found its way into Mr Alfred Thipps' Battersea bathroom.
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- Paula
- 12-01-24
At last Lord Peter gets the narrator he deserves
I love the Dorothy L. Sayers series of books featuring Lord Peter Wimsey, but have been waiting patiently for the right narrator. Can't wait for the full series to come out, now on to book 2!
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- M R
- 18-11-23
Excellent narration
Robert Bathurst hits exactly the right note in the retelling of this story. I hope he continues to record more of Dorothy L Sayers classic detective stories
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- NeiloH
- 03-01-24
Fantastic Narration
I’ve been waiting for years to have the novels of Dorothy L Sayers read by a narrator with the talent and skill to do the books justice. I’ve just spent this evening listening to Whose Body?, and what a joy to find that we’ve finally hit the jackpot with the incredible Robert Bathurst giving it his all. He really plays a blinder here and had me hooked from the get go with his wonderful reading. I’ve already purchased the next two books in the series, and would love for the remaining Wimsey books to get the Bathurst treatment soon!
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- v j jenkins
- 21-03-24
Excellent narration
I thoroughly enjoyed this narration, I hadn't read the book for some years. I especially liked Bunters voice
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- Toadjuggler
- 14-12-23
Thank the Lord...
Excellent book, very well narrated. It is such a relief to have Ms Sayer's finest works read by a decent reader, the previous reader (Jane McDowell) was absolutely dreadful, she read these books like they were P G Wodehouse, not some rather dark, socially aware tales of murder and deceit. I do love Wodehouse but Peter Wimsey is a million miles from Bertie Wooster, he's a damaged veteran of WW1, suffers from PTSD, and is not a social gad-fly in any way.
Hope you do the rest of the novels with the same narrator, Mr Bathurst is excellent.
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- L. Fuchs
- 26-11-23
Great writing brilliantly read
Great Golden Age plot and characters brought to life by the excellent reading of Robert Bathhurst. His range of voices is apparently infinite and his skills and talent serve the novel at every turn, never distracting from it. He has gone straight to the top of my list of favourite narrators. More please 🙏
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- alisondo
- 04-01-24
Excellent narration.
I read this many years ago and was delighted to find this excellent audio version.
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- Simon Berry
- 13-12-23
A wonderful classic
It’s hard to believe that the earliest Wimsey books are almost 100 years old. Robert Bathurst’s intelligent reading, and astonishing range of voices, make them feel newly minted. A great pleasure to spend a few hours rediscovering the beginnings of this marvellous series.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-01-24
Excellent story and a convincing narration by Robert Bathurst.
Robert Bathurst’s excellent performance struck a superb note of authenticity of the Golden Age of detective fiction. His range of voices was entertaining and his characterisation of Bunter was particularly joyful. Hugely enjoyable save for some comments regarding Jewish characters and class which sadly reflect social attitudes at the time of writing.
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- Miss Lynda M Sanders
- 23-02-24
Great Narration
A firm fan of Sayers and the narration of this book was perfect... in some ways better than Ian Carmichael .... more from this narrator please
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