Hangman's Holiday

A collection of short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers, featuring some of her most beloved characters, including Lord Peter Wimsey. Hangman's Holiday includes the following stories:


The Image in the Mirror

The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey

The Queen’s Square

The Necklace of Pearls

The Poisoned Dow ’08

Sleuths on the Scent

Murder in the Morning

One Too Many

Murder at Pentecost

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The Man Who Knew How

The Fountain Plays


Dorothy Leigh Sayers (13 June 1893 – 17 December 1957) was a renowned English crime writer, poet, playwright, essayist, translator and Christian humanist. She was also a student of classical and modern languages. She is best known for her mysteries, a series of novels and short stories set between the First and Second World Wars that feature English aristocrat and amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey, that remain popular to this day. However, Sayers herself considered her translation of Dante's Divine Comedy to be her best work. She is also known for her plays, literary criticism and essays.