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S'està carregant… Murder Must Advertise (1933)de Dorothy L. Sayers
  
» 39 més Favourite Books (316) Best Crime Fiction (33) Books Read in 2014 (55) British Mystery (4) Murder Mysteries (6) 1,001 BYMRBYD Concensus (144) stories at work (2) Urban Fiction (11) 20th Century Literature (445) Folio Society (317) Books About Murder (39) Books Read in 2018 (879) Detective Stories (22) 1930s (83) Read These Too (104) Books Set in London (20) Shelf 101 (53) Alphabetical Books (132) To Read (23) No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. This is Lord Peter Wimsey at his most sparkling when he is requested to investigate a death at an advertising agency. In order to do his investigation, he goes to work there undercover. (  ) M_Clark | Jun 7, 2023 |  A sprawling spider-web of a mystery that begins by encasing you in layers of murkiness. Who? What? Why? For the longest time you can't even get a grip on what exactly the problem seems to be. Seemingly erratic behavior by Lord Peter leads to eventual elucidation. This is a clever book and it tells a complex story. And, as an intriguing bonus, it's set in a 1930s advertising agency so sharply detailed that it comes as no surprise that Dorothy Sayers is speaking from her own job experience. There's a lot of interesting stuff here, but (and maybe this is just me) I found it too long this time through. Also, the resolution is pretty sad (  ) Alishadt | Feb 25, 2023 | paperback  SueJBeard | Feb 14, 2023 | In this addition to the Lord Peter series we find the protagonist working undercover at an advertising agency. The reader not only gets a thoroughly entertaining story but also an insider's look at the advertising industry of the 1920s. Included is a secondary plot involving illicit drug culture and smuggling which I found interesting. While I remembered some details from my last read, 35 or so years ago, I still enjoyed the characters and the plot. Definitely recommended, even as a standalone. fuzzi | Jan 31, 2023 | With an overly complicated vocabulary and a too large cast of characters, this book was entirely to confusion to be regarded as an easy read (as I coincidentally acquired an copy meant for educational language lessons). With too many characters constantly jumping in and out of the frame it falls short as a book which one can follow and enjoy to its fullest. As a visual media it could have rather blossomed better as the storyline in itself is rather fascinating, but falls short in book format. ( ) Dior_Eluchil | Nov 13, 2022 | Pertany a aquestes sèriesLord Peter Wimsey (10) Pertany a aquestes col·leccions editorialsDelfinserien (42) Four Square Books (176) Pocket Books (21) Prisma detectives (247) rororo (4895) — 3 més Contingut aThree Complete Lord Peter Wimsey Novels: Whose Body?, Murder Must Advertise, Gaudy Night de Dorothy L. Sayers Four Complete Lord Peter Wimsey Novels de Dorothy L. Sayers (indirecte) Three Great Lord Peter Novels: "Strong Poison", "Murder Must Advertise" and "Nine Tailors" de Dorothy L. Sayers The Dorothy L. Sayers Crime Collection: Murder Must Advertise, the Nine Tailors, Gaudy Night, Have His Carcass & Strong Poison; 5 Vol. Set. de Dorothy L. Sayers Té l'adaptacióNotable ListsSchecks Bücher (63)
The ad men at Pym's can sell anything, even murder. The iron staircase at Pym's Publicity is a deathtrap, and no one in the advertising agency is surprised when Victor Dean tumbles down it, cracking his skull along the way. Dean's replacement arrives just a few days later: a green copywriter named Death Bredon. Though he displays a surprising talent for the business of selling margarine, alarm clocks, and nerve tonics, Bredon is not really there to write copy. In fact, he is really Lord Peter Wimsey, and he has come to Pym's in search of the man who pushed Dean. As he tries to navigate the cutthroat world of London advertising, Lord Peter uncovers a mystery that touches on catapults, cocaine, and cricket. But how does one uncover a murderer in a business where it pays to have no soul? Murder Must Advertise is the 10th 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. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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