Dorothy Leigh Sayers was an English crime writer, poet, playwright, essayist, translator and Christian humanist; she was also a student of classical and modern languages. She is perhaps best known for her mysteries, a series of novels and short stories, set between the First and Second World Wars, which feature Lord Peter Wimsey, an English aristocrat and amateur sleuth.

Novels

Whose Body?

Clouds of Witness

Unnatural Death

Short Stories

The Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers

The Entertaining Episode of the Article in Question

The Fascinating Problem of Uncle Meleager’s Will

The Fantastic Horror of the Cat in the Bag

The Unprincipled Affair of the Practical Joker

The Undignified Melodrama of the Bone of Contention

The Vindictive Story of the Footsteps That Ran

The Bibulous Business of a Matter of Taste

The Learned Adventure of the Dragon’s Head

The Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach

The Unsolved Puzzle of the Man with No Face

The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba