The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women
By: Mo Moulton
3.80
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A group biography of renowned crime novelist Dorothy L. Sayers and the Oxford women who stood at th…
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1. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.05
Format: 243 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Ninety-year-old General Fentiman was definitely dead, but no one knew exactly when he had died—and … read more
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"Exactly. He is the Most Unlikely Person, and that is why Sherlock Holmes would suspect him at once."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
"I have a peculiar instinct about pubs. I can find one blindfold in a pea-souper with both hands tied behind me."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
"Books... are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
"I’m determined never to be a parent. Modern manners and the break-up of the fine old traditions have simply ruined the business. I shall devote my life and fortune to the endowment of research on the…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
2. Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
3.98
Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Rustic old Riddlesdale Lodge was a Wimsey family retreat filled with country pleasures and the thri… read more
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"Fou!"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)
"Boil my brains!"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)
"I am abso-bally-lutely positive"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)
"The departure of the church-going element had induced a more humanitarian atmosphere."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)
3. Are Women Human? Astute and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society
By: Dorothy L. Sayers , None
3.56
Format: 304 pages,
"One of the first women to graduate from Oxford University, Dorothy Sayers pursued her goals whethe… read more
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4. Miss Pym Disposes
By: Josephine Tey
4.36
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
To Lucy Pym, author of a best-seller on Psychology, the atmosphere at the college where she is lect… read more
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5. As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust (Flavia de Luce, #7)
By: Alan Bradley
4.25
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Hard on the heels of the return of her mother's body from the frozen reaches of the Himalayas, Flav… read more
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6. Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
3.84
Format: 212 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The stark naked body was lying in the tub. Not unusual for a proper bath, but highly irregular for … read more
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"But if you were investigating a crime,"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
"Well, it’s no good jumping at conclusions."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
"Oh damn!' said Lord Peter Wimsey at Piccadilly Circus."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
"I trust you told her I had succumbed to lethargic encephalitis suddenly, no flowers by request."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
7. Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.07
Format: 264 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The wealthy Agatha Dawson is dead--a trifle sooner than expected--but there are no apparent signs o… read more
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"It doesn't do for people, especially doctors, to go about 'thinking' things. They may get into frightful trouble."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
"…After all, it isn't really difficult to write books. Especially if you either write a rotten story in good English or a good story in rotten English, which is as far as most people seem to get nowad…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
"I sleuth, you know. For a hobby. Harmless outlet for natural inquisitiveness, don't you see, which might otherwise strike inward and produce introspection an' suicide. Very natural, healthy pursuit -…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
"Miss Climpson," said Lord Peter, "is a manifestation of the wasteful way in which this country is run. Look at electricity, Look at water-power. Look at the tides. Look at the sun. Millions of power …"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
8. Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
By: John Elder Robison
4.23
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Ever since he was small, John Robison had longed to connect with other people, but by the time he w… read more
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9. Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.17
Format: 356 pages, Mass Market Paperback
When ad man Victor Dean falls down the stairs in the offices of Pym's Publicity, a respectable Lond… read more
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"How do you do?"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
"Bredon shuddered. “I think this is an awfully immoral job of ours. I do, really. Think how we spoil the digestions of the public."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
"It's a curious thing, but people cannot resist anonymous letters. It's like free sample offers. They appeal to all one's lower instincts."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
"The interview with the cat had been particularly full of appeal. The animal was, it seemed, an illustrious rat-catcher, with many famous deeds to her credit. Not only that, but she had been the first…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
10. Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
3.40
Format: 96 pages,
Mystery novelist Harriet Vane knew all about poisons, and when her fiance died in the manner prescr… read more
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11. Quartet in Autumn
By: Barbara Pym
3.90
Format: 186 pages, Paperback
This is the story of four people in late middle-age - Edwin, Norman, Letty and Marcia - whose chief… read more
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12. The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #11)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
3.94
Format: 450 pages, Hardcover
When a disfigured corpse is discovered in a country parish, the local rector pleads with Lord Peter… read more
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13. Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.00
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
"Gaudy Nightstands out even among Miss Sayers's novels. And Miss Sayers has long stood in a class b… read more
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14. Murder Is Easy (Superintendent Battle, #4)
By: Agatha Christie
3.25
Format: 198 pages, Paperback
An elderly lady is on her way to Scotland Yard to report several murders in her village. "It is ver… read more
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15. Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.24
Format: 409 pages, Paperback
Society’s eligible women are in mourning. Lord Peter Wimsey has married at last, having finally suc… read more
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"in the linked arms of Bacchus and Aphrodite."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)
"Remorse is eating his soul like a caterpillar in a cabbage."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)
"his thoughts revolving silently in this squirrel-cage of mystification."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)
"But that's men all over ... Poor dears, they can't help it. They haven't got logical minds."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)
16. The Garden Intrigue (Pink Carnation, #9)
By: Lauren Willig
4.11
Format: 14 pages,
As Napoleon pursues his plans for the invasion of England, English operative Augustus Whittlesby ge… read more
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17. Thrones, Dominations (Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane #1)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers , Jill Paton Walsh
3.69
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The wife of a wealthy man is found dead, and it is up to Lord Peter Wimsey and his wife, Harriet, t… read more
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18. The Wintringham Mystery
By: Anthony Berkeley
3.66
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Republished for the first time in nearly 95 years, a classic winter country house mystery by the fo… read more
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"For a minute or two they remained in complete silence--the silence of people who know each other so well that words are merely an accessory rather than a necessity."-Anthony Berkeley, The Wintringham Mystery
19. Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)
By: Everina Maxwell
4.13
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Ocean's Echo is a stand-alone space adventure about a bond that will change the fate of worlds, set… read more
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"Society isn't something you can just snap your fingers and change."-Everina Maxwell, Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)
"This is nothing. One more incredibly dumb problem to baffle my therapist with."-Everina Maxwell, Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)
"It's not fair. It's not equal. You have to let things go, over and over and over again. But it's mine, and it's important, and I'm doing what I can."-Everina Maxwell, Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)
"I used to be unusable because I was a mess," Tennal said. "Now I've spent time as a ranker and time as an officer, and you know what? Now I'm unusable by choice."-Everina Maxwell, Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)
20. Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.11
Format: 499 pages, Kindle Edition
The second Dorothy L. Sayers classic to feature mystery writer Harriet Vane, Have His Carcase. Harr… read more
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"I always have a quotation for everything--it saves original thinking."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8)
"Novelists and police-inspectors do not always see eye to eye as regards publicity."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8)
"A solitary rock is always attractive. All right-minded people feel an overwhelming desire to scale and sit upon it."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8)
"In the mood of relaxation and confidence that follows on being parboiled, it was easy enough to pump Mrs Weldon. A little diplomacy was needed, so as not to betray the ulterior object of the inquiry,…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8)
21. The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women
By: Mo Moulton
3.80
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A group biography of renowned crime novelist Dorothy L. Sayers and the Oxford women who stood at th… read more
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22. The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
3.78
Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition
During a painting retreat, a killer takes a creative approach to the ancient art of murder... Th… read more
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"One of these days you’ll go too far, and somebody will murder you.' 'I shouldn’t be in the least surprised,' said Lord Peter, pleasantly."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)
"What's that, mister?" "That's the green for the gentleman's coat. No--don't pinch it, or you'll get it all over you. Yes, you can put the cap on. Yes, that's to keep it from drying up. Yes, put it ba…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)
23. Poison at the Village Show (The Martha Miller Mysteries #1)
By: Catherine Coles
4.13
Format: 219 pages, Kindle Edition
Westleham Village 1947. It’s the Westleham village show and with the war finally over, everyone … read more
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24. The Trouble with Goats and Sheep
By: Joanna Cannon
3.65
Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition
Part coming-of-age story, part mystery, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep is a quirky and utterly ch… read more
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"The most important thing a garden needs is the shadow of a gardener."-Joanna Cannon, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep
"I thought I would like a job where inquiring about everyone else's private business was considered perfectly routine."-Joanna Cannon, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep
"And I decided it really was true after all. You only really need two people to believe in the same thing, to feel as though you just might belong."-Joanna Cannon, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep
"The only problem was, when your whole existence is something you have to cope with, you look back one day and find that your strategy has become a way of life."-Joanna Cannon, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep
25. The Song of the Jade Lily
By: Kirsty Manning
4.16
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
Kirsty Manning makes her US debut with this gripping historical novel that tells the little-known s… read more
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26. The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)
By: Alan Bradley
4.18
Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition
On a spring morning in 1951, eleven-year-old chemist and aspiring detective Flavia de Luce gathers … read more
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"If stupidity were theoretical physics, then I would be Albert Einstein."-Alan Bradley, The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)
"It’s things like this that really shake me: sudden terrifying glimpses into the world of being an adult, and they are sometimes things that I am not sure I really want to know."-Alan Bradley, The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)
"I suddenly realized that there's something about singing hymns with a large group of people that sharpens the senses remarkably. I stored this observation away for later use; it was a jolly good thin…"-Alan Bradley, The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)
"Although it seems shocking to say so, grief is a funny thing. On the one hand, you're numb, yet on the other, something inside is trying desperately to claw its way back to normal: to pull a funny fa…"-Alan Bradley, The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)
27. Square Haunting: Five Writers in London Between the Wars
By: Francesca Wade
4.16
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
An engrossing group portrait of five women writers, including Virginia Woolf, who moved to London's… read more
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28. The Golden Tresses of the Dead (Flavia de Luce, #10)
By: Alan Bradley
3.96
Format: 352 pages, ebook
Although it is autumn in the small English town of Bishop’s Lacey, the chapel is decked with exotic… read more
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"How can I help?"-Alan Bradley, The Golden Tresses of the Dead (Flavia de Luce, #10)
"Shame can be greater than the need for justice."-Alan Bradley, The Golden Tresses of the Dead (Flavia de Luce, #10)
"Lies and needlework skills have much in common."-Alan Bradley, The Golden Tresses of the Dead (Flavia de Luce, #10)
"You can sometimes camouflage the hand, but you cannot camouflage the man behind it."-Alan Bradley, The Golden Tresses of the Dead (Flavia de Luce, #10)
29. Riviera Gold (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #16)
By: Laurie R. King
4.07
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes turn the Riviera upside-down to crack their most captivating case … read more
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"That animated, Hellenistic sculpture with the green eyes..."-Laurie R. King, Riviera Gold (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #16)
"My dear man, every woman has felt herself surrounded by foxes at one time or another, if not by wolves."-Laurie R. King, Riviera Gold (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #16)
30. Unearthing The Secret Garden: The Plants and Places That Inspired Frances Hodgson Burnett
By: Marta McDowell
4.22
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
“Blooming with photos, illustrations, and botanical paintings, McDowell’s gorgeous book opens an iv… read more
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