Whose Body?

EAN : 9791043132940

SAYERS DOROTHY L.

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EAN : 9791043132940

Paru le : 4 févr. 2026

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Détails

EAN13 : 9791043132940
Réf. éditeur : 439327
Date Parution : 4 févr. 2026
Disponibilite : Disponible
Barème de remise : NS
Nombre de pages : 228
Format : H:210 mm L:148 mm E:13 mm
Poids : 300gr

Résumé

Résumé : Lord Peter Wimsey, an aristocratic amateur detective, is drawn into a perplexing double mystery alongside Inspector Parker of Scotland Yard: the discovery of a dead man in an architect's bath, wearing only pince-nez, and the simultaneous disappearance of wealthy financier Sir Reuben Levy. Their meticulous investigation uncovers inconsistencies, leading Wimsey to deduce the body in the bath is a disguised working man. As they connect clues, analyze alibis, and interview witnesses, Sir Julian Freke, a nerve specialist, emerges as a key figure, revealing Levy visited him before his disappearance. Wimsey's astute deductions eventually identify Freke, a renowned surgeon, as the culprit. Freke's complex motives stem from old jealousy and a desire to validate his scientific theories on criminal lunacy and the 'removability' of conscience. The climax involves the exhumation of a pauper's body, identified as Sir Reuben Levy, confirming Wimsey's theory. Freke's elaborate murder plot involved financial manipulation, the substitution of a vagrant's body, and a meticulous cover-up using his medical knowledge. The book concludes with Freke's arrest and a written confession, framed as a 'scientific experiment', exploring themes of psychological depth, moral philosophy, and the aftermath of war.
Biographie : Sayers, an only child, was born on 13 June 1893 at the Headmaster's House on Brewer Street in Oxford. She was the daughter of Helen Mary Leigh and her husband, the Rev. Henry Sayers. Her mother was a daughter of Frederick Leigh, a solicitor whose family roots were in the landed gentry in the Isle of Wight, and had been born at The Chestnuts, Millbrook, Hampshire. Her father, originally from Littlehampton, West Sussex, was a chaplain of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, and headmaster of Christ Church Cathedral School.