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An irresistible collection of "truly remarkable" stories from the master of classic mysteries, featuring Lord Peter Wimsey and Montague Egg (The New York Times).
Most noblemen would prefer to avoid a charred corpse in a garage. But Lord Peter Wimsey has never seen such a body, and cannot resist the opportunity when it comes along. The corpse is burned beyond recognition, but the watch it wears remains pristine??stopped precisely at seven minutes past nine.
These are the sorts of clues that great murder cases are built around, and few detectives are more adept at finding them than Wimsey, the famous creation of Dorothy L. Sayers. In this volume, two classic Wimsey stories appear alongside five starring Montague Egg, an eccentric wine salesman whose powers of deduction could give His Lordship a run for his money. A handful of other glittering puzzles round out the volume, serving as testament to Sayers's enduring status as a star of crime fiction. In the Teeth of the Evidence is the 14th book in the Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, but you may enjoy the series by reading the books in any order.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dorothy L. Sayers including rare images from the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College.… (més)
In The Teeth of the Evidence by Dorothy Sayers is a collection of short stories with the first two featuring Lord Peter Wimsey. The next five have Montague Egg as the main character and then the remaining stories are stand-alones. Although at first I was disappointed that Wimsey wasn’t featured in more stories, I did enjoy this collection.
I usually find crime stories don’t succeed as short stories but Sayers has used her intelligence and wit to come up some original ideas. This is the second collection of short stories by Dorothy Sayers that I have read that have featured the endearing Montague Egg, a travelling salesman who has had quite a bit of success in solving mysteries. The stand-alones were more of a mixed bag but some stood out to me, in particular “Milk Bottles” and “The Inspiration of Mr. Budd”.
As with most short story collections, In the Teeth of the Evidence is a mixed bag. Some stories are superior but overall Sayer’s fine writing, pacing and characterizations make this an interesting collection. ( )
This collection of short stories features 2 Lord Peter Wimsey stories, 5 Montague Egg ones and 10 others. Montague Egg is an amateur sleuth like Wimsey, and the stories are typical detective stories. However, the others are an interesting mix, mostly mystery but some with supernatural and/or horror elements. ( )
This collection of Sayers short stories includes two stories featuring her famous detective Lord Peter Wimsey, five stories featuring traveling salesman Montague Egg, plus several other stories. Sayers is better at plotting than at character development, and this is especially true of her short fiction. I read the stories over the course of a month, and at the end of the month the most memorable stories for me were the Montague Egg story “Dirt Cheap” and “The Inspiration of Mr. Budd,” about an unassuming London barber who may have a wanted criminal for a customer. ( )
A disappointing collection of short stories from Dorothy L. Sayers. While a couple of the mysteries involve Lord Peter, the majority feature Montague Egg, another detective, or no detective at all. Maybe I'm just burned out on short stories at the moment, but I really did not enjoy this collection. The ones featuring Wimsey and Egg seem more developed than the rest, perhaps because readers of previous Sayers works know these detectives. ( )
Dorothy L. Sayers really was a master at the suspense/mystery kind of novel and she doesn't disappoint when using the short story format either. This book is a collection of short stories, roughly a third each of Lord Peter Wimsey, Monty Egg and other short stories.
To be fair, I am not a huge fan of the short story format for mysteries since they lack the room necessary for red herrings and wild goose chases, but she still composed excellent novels. I liked the Egg and Wimsey ones best, but some of the rest I will probably remember the longest. Creepy.... ( )
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"Well, old son," said Mr. Lamplough, "and what can we do for you today?" ("In the Teeth of the Evidence")
Lord Peter Wimsey sat with Chief-Inspector Parker, of the C.I.D., and Inspector Henley, of the Baldock police, in the library at "The Lilacs". ("Absolutely Elsewhere")
A workman put in his head at the door of the Saloon Bar. ("A Shot at Goal")
Mr. Montague Egg was startled out of his beauty sleep by the ugly noise next door. ("Dirt Cheap")
"Dash it!" exclaimed Mr. Montague Egg, "there's another perfectly good customer gone west." ("Bitter Almonds")
"See here, Monty," said Mr. Hopgood (travelling representative for Messrs. Brotherhood, Ltd.) to Mr. Egg (travelling representative for Messrs. Plummett & Rose), "while you're here, why don't you have a go at old Professor Pindar?" ("The Professor's Manuscript")
Mr. Hector Puncheon, of the Morning Star, concluded his interview with the gentleman who had won the £5,000 Football Crossword and walked rapidly away along the street. ("The Milk Bottles")
I have no idea who started the imbecile discussion. ("Dilemma")
"The fact is, Miss Robbins," said Mr. Humphrey Podd, "that we don't go the right way about it." ("An Arrow o'er the House")
The gate on whose peeled and faded surface the name SCRAWNS was just legible in the dim light, fell to with a clap that shook the rotten gate-post and scattered a shower of drops from the drenched laurels. ("Scrawns")
You have played "Nebuchadnezzar", of course - unless you are so ingenuous as never to have heard of any game but Yo-yo, or whatever the latest fad may be. ("Nebuchadnezzar")
£500 REWARD
The "Evening Messenger", ever anxious to further the ends of justice, has decided to offer the above reward to any person who shall give information leading to the arrest of the man, William Strickland, alias Bolton, who is wanted by the police in connection with the murder of the late Emma Strickland at 59 Acacia Crescent, Manchester. ("The Inspiration of Mr. Budd")
If things went on at this rate, John Scales would be a very rich man. ("Blood Sacrifice")
As the atmosphere of the railway carriage thickened with tobacco-smoke, Mr. Mummery became increasingly aware that his breakfast had not agreed with him. ("Suspicion")
"If the boy is in your way," said a voice in Tressider's ear, "ask at Rapallo's for Smith & Smith." ("The Leopard Lady")
It's extraordinarily decent of you to come along and see me like this, Harringay. ("The Cyprian Cat")
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With Mr. Benton supporting the grisly patient, and Mr. Lamplough manipulating the drill, the filling of one of the molars was speedily drilled out, and Mr. Lamplough said: "Oh, gosh!" - which, as Lord Peter remarked, just showed you what a dentist meant when he said "Ah!"
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"Shut up," said Mr. Lamplough, "and, by the way, I've still got to finish that filling for you." ("In the Teeth of the Evidence")
As Tom Deering pulled off his coat to dive after Markham and Mrs. Lester rushed to telephone the river police, George's voice announced "The Whole Word," and the curtains were flung open to display the tent of JAEL. ("Nebuchadnezzar")
It was not until some time later that he heard the story of the leopard lady, and he thought of Miss Smith, the girl with the yellow eyes like cat's eyes, who should have been called Melusine. ("The Leopard Lady")
An irresistible collection of "truly remarkable" stories from the master of classic mysteries, featuring Lord Peter Wimsey and Montague Egg (The New York Times).
Most noblemen would prefer to avoid a charred corpse in a garage. But Lord Peter Wimsey has never seen such a body, and cannot resist the opportunity when it comes along. The corpse is burned beyond recognition, but the watch it wears remains pristine??stopped precisely at seven minutes past nine.
These are the sorts of clues that great murder cases are built around, and few detectives are more adept at finding them than Wimsey, the famous creation of Dorothy L. Sayers. In this volume, two classic Wimsey stories appear alongside five starring Montague Egg, an eccentric wine salesman whose powers of deduction could give His Lordship a run for his money. A handful of other glittering puzzles round out the volume, serving as testament to Sayers's enduring status as a star of crime fiction. In the Teeth of the Evidence is the 14th book in the Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, but you may enjoy the series by reading the books in any order.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dorothy L. Sayers including rare images from the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College.
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I usually find crime stories don’t succeed as short stories but Sayers has used her intelligence and wit to come up some original ideas. This is the second collection of short stories by Dorothy Sayers that I have read that have featured the endearing Montague Egg, a travelling salesman who has had quite a bit of success in solving mysteries. The stand-alones were more of a mixed bag but some stood out to me, in particular “Milk Bottles” and “The Inspiration of Mr. Budd”.
As with most short story collections, In the Teeth of the Evidence is a mixed bag. Some stories are superior but overall Sayer’s fine writing, pacing and characterizations make this an interesting collection. (