Tag: Dorothy Sayers

  • Tea and a Mystery – the Lord Peter Wimsey series

    Tea and a Mystery – the Lord Peter Wimsey series

    I’ve always loved stylish mysteries, the ones with piles of atmosphere. British mysteries from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, set in the 1920s and 30s, or just about anything in a foreign setting – armchair travel with a thrill. Agatha Christie’s more exotic stories have been a long-standing favourite.…

  • Classic murder and mayhem

    It seemed to be the middle of the night when I was awakened by Lawrence Cavendish. He had a candle in his hand, and the agitation of his face told me at once that something was seriously wrong. Agatha Christie. The Mysterious Affair at Styles Ever wonder where writers get…