Gaudy Night
Author: Dorothy L. Sayers
Obscene graffiti, poison pen letters and a disgusting effigy greeted Harriet Vane on her return to Oxford for the ‘Gaudy’ celebrations.A graduate of ten years before and now a successful novelist, this should have been a pleasant, nostalgic visit for her—but someone had other, depraved ideas. She asks her lover, Lord Peter Wimsey, for help.Dorothy Sayers’ brilliant detecti….Read More
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