The Lord Peter Wimsey Short Story Collection: Lord Peter Views the Body, Hangman's Holiday, In the Teeth of the Evidence, and Striding Folly (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries)

This collection brings together four volumes of short stories featuring Lord Peter Wimsey, a British aristocrat and detective. A Great War veteran with shell shock, Wimsey pursues detective work alongside his hobbies of collecting rare books and sampling fine wines. Lord Peter Views the Body presents early cases involving a stolen stomach, a man with copper fingers, and other mysteries that draw on Wimsey's intellect, knowledge of metallurgy, and refined tastes. Hangman's Holiday features both Wimsey and Montague Egg, a traveling wine salesman, as they investigate crimes ranging from stolen pearls to poisoned port. In the Teeth of the Evidence combines classic Wimsey stories with five featuring Egg, whose deductive abilities rival Wimsey's own, along with additional puzzles. Striding Folly shows Wimsey as a family man confronting land barons, killers, and the challenges of raising three sons, yet maintaining his characteristic clear thinking and composure. The collection demonstrates Sayers' inventiveness, ingenuity, and attention to detail across a range of detective puzzles.