Title: What ho! Another delightful mystery novel from Sayers!
Product review: Lord Peter goes undercover as an advertising copywriter to investigate a mysterious death. His detective work leads him to explore the wild party scene of the 20's where he discovers a cocaine ring.Lord Peter must exercise his considerable charm and social skills to penetrate what appears to be an accident and is in fact an almost perfect crime. He takes his middle names--Death Bredon--as his pseudonym, and his predilection for chit-chat is utilized to the utmost. He develops another alter ego to penetrate the cocaine ring that is as dark and mysterious as Bredon is civilized and chatty.Like most of Sayers stories this book provides a slice of life from a time long past. The lives, relationships and values of middle class advertising employees are cleverly and sympathetically portrayed. In addition, there is an ingenious murder that must be solved by Lord Peter's intuitive and intensely analytical mind. Great stuff!
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