Lord Peter Wimsey, sometimes sleuth, and constant man-about-town, began his sleuthing career here. Lord Peter is called in when an unassuming man finds an unidentified dead body in his bathtub. Police suspect that the body might be that of a missing businessman, but Lord Peter is not so sure. The body's attributes don't seem to match those of the missing. According to police the prime suspect is the owner of the bath. Again, Lord Peter is not convinced, and it becomes his job to clear the innocent man's name.
Lord Peter's aristocratic eccentricity is on full display in this novel, more so that in some of the later books in the series. There were definitely times when I started to get annoyed at the preponderance of "What Hos," and similar. Still, Lord Peter solves the mystery quite admirably.
Dorothy Sayers, Whose Body (Harper Collins, 2007, orig. 1923) ISBN: 0739405292
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I can see where the "What Hos" and the silliness could get a bit much. I do love Lord Peter though...as the silly Bertie Wooster type in the earlier novels and then when he grows as he goes through his relationship with Harriet. Thanks for posting! I've added it to your list on the Vintage progress site.
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