Murder Must Advertise: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery (Lord Peter Wimsey… (1933 original; edició 2014)

This was even more complicated than I remember it being -- complicated plotlines, complicated relationships. I enjoyed it the second time around, especially the social commentary on the roll of advertising in furthering capitalism and creating even more stratification and divisions. Every single Sayers book that I've re-read thus far has included at least one cringe-worthy racial slur or generalization, so that sucks. ( )

Really pretty excellent.

The mystery was interesting enough, but the real fun of the story was in the Wimseyisms and the send-up of advertising. Sayers always goes all-in on whichever topic is relevant to the mystery— though in this case she apparently drew on nine years’ experience as a copywriter at an ad agency!

Some other stuff was less convincing, especially the whole Bright Young Things subplot and Wimsey’s double-identity shtick. ( )

Reading the nonfiction book [Square Haunting] has led me to try a few authors that I hadn't gotten to yet. Dorothy Sayers is one of them. This book comes in the middle of her Lord Peter Wimsey mystery series. The reason I chose it is that it is on the 1001 books to read before you die list.

I enjoyed this and will say that of the Golden Age mystery writers, I think that Dorothy Sayers' writing craft stands out. But honestly, I thought the mystery was weak and I lacked connection with the setting of an advertising company. I think there was humor there that was too dated a hundred years later for me to really appreciate. I'd consider reading this whole series from the beginning for fun, but I'm not going to make it a priority. ( )

Fun read ( )

Well done, but doesn't match the novel in interest.