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Clouds of witness: Death hits close to home when Lord Peter's future brother-in-law is murdered. -- The unpleasantness at the Bellona Club: Two siblings die at the same time, leaving Wimsey to untangle who will inherit their fortune. -- Murder must advertise: Lord Peter goes undercover at Pym's Publicity to investigate the death of a copywriter. -- Five red herrings: With six potential suspects, Wimsey must determine who murdered an unpopular artist....
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"Murder Must Advertise"--Lord Peter Wimsey is called in to investigate a death at a respectable London advertising agency and finds cocaine, blackmail, wanton women, and a brutal succession of murders.
"Gaudy Night"--When Harriet Vane attends her Oxford reunion, the prim academic setting is haunted by bizarre pranks, some threatening murder. In a nightmare of romance and terror, there are only shreds of clues for Harriet and her paramour, Lord Peter...
44) Trup w wannie
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(Dorothy Leigh),Lord Peter Wimsey volume 1
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Polish
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Seria kryminałów drugiej obok Agathy Christie kultowej autorki brytyjskiej. Po raz pierwszy w Polsce w całości! Szanowany architekt znajduje w swojej wannie zwłoki ubrane jedynie w... binokle. Prowadzący oficjalne śledztwo inspektor Sugg uznaje, że ciało należy do finansisty, który w niewyjaśnionych okolicznościach zniknął z własnej sypialni poprzedniej nocy. Dość szybko okazuje się jednak, że sprawa nie jest tak prosta. A nic...
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Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries volume 10
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Three elegant murder mysteries adapted from the crime novels of Dorothy L. Sayers which chronicle the relationship of amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane unfolds in a realm of romance and intrigue.
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The fiance of Lord Peter Wimsey's sister is murdered during a family retreat. His brother Gerald Wimsey, the Duke of Denver, is charged with the crime. Lord Wimsey joins the investigation, uncovering a mysterious letter from Egypt, a grieving fiancee with suitcase in hand, and a bullet destined for one very special Wimsey.
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"Beside their nuptial promises, newlywed society sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey and crime novelist Harriet Vane makes another vow: no more crime in their lives. Fat chance for that when the lovebirds and faithful butler Bunter arrive at the country cottage they've just purchased to find the overly attentive villagers disrupting their solitude, and the previous owner's body in the basement"--Container.
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When a dispute among the fellows of St. Severin's College, Oxford University, reaches a stalemate, Lord Peter Wimsey discovers that as the duke of Denver he is "the Visitor"--charged with the task of resolving the issue. It is time for Lord Peter and his detective novelist wife Harriet to revisit their beloved Oxford, where their long and literate courtship finally culminated in their engagement and marriage. At first the dispute seems a simple difference...