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Whose Body?

Dorothy Leigh Sayers

Whose Body?

Paper book: €21.99

Digital: €5.99

Original publication
1923
Monolingual
12 June 2026
Pages
449
Difficulty
Easy
Genres
Crime and Thriller
Moods
Solve a mystery
Translated from
English

Book summary

One morning in London, a modest architect finds in his bath the body of a stranger, wearing nothing but a gold pince-nez. On the same day, a rich financier vanishes without a trace. Lord Peter Wimsey, an elegant aristocrat and amateur detective, takes up the case with the help of Bunter, his faithful manservant.

It is the first case for Lord Peter, a hero as funny as he is brilliant, whose light-hearted manner hides a formidable nose for the truth.

With its humorous dialogue, this novel is easy to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

浴槽に見知らぬ死体。ロンドンで、内気な建築家シップス氏が、自宅の浴槽で見知らぬ男の死体を見つける。男が身につけていたのは金縁の眼鏡だけだった。

The world of the book

1920年代の優雅なロンドン。物語の舞台は第一次世界大戦直後のロンドン。ピーター卿は都心の大通りピカデリーの、公園の向かいにある立派なフラットに住む。古書を集め、ピアノを弾く。従僕のバンターは戦時中、彼の部下だった。バンターは捜査を手伝い、手がかりを写真に撮る。

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