"Lord Peter Views the Body" by Dorothy L. Sayers is a captivating collection of twelve short stories featuring the erudite and debonair detective Lord Peter Wimsey. Each story presents a unique and intriguing mystery, showcasing Wimsey's sharp intellect, keen observational skills, and flair for solving complex cases. The stories in this collection are: "The Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers" - Lord Peter investigates a sculptor whose...

The wealthy Agatha Dawson is dead and there are no apparent signs of foul play. Lord Peter Wimsey, however, senses that something is amiss and he refuses to let the case rest--even without any clues or leads. Suddenly, he is faced with another murder--Agatha's maid. Can super-sleuth Wimsey find the murderer and solve the case before he becomes the killer's next victim?

Harriet Vane the mystery novelist is charged with the murder of her lover, Philip Boyes, a (rather bad) poet. She said she didn't do it, though she certainly possessed knowledge of poisons, and Lord Peter believed her. He was determined to prove her innocent--and to marry her.

Lord Peter and Harriet return to the scene of their literate courtship to resolve an Oxford University dispute that is complicated by the disappearance of several prominent Fellows.

Harriet Vane's Oxford reunion is shadowed by a rash of bizarre pranks and malicious mischief that include beautifully worded death threats, burnt effigies and vicious poison-pen letters, and Harriet finds herself and Lord Peter Wimsey challenged by an elusive set of clues.

In a scenic Scottish village, no one is disliked more than painter Sandy Campbell, so when he is found dead at the foot of a cliff, with his easel standing above, no one is sorry. Lord Peter Wimsey is on the scene to determine the truth regarding the artist's demise.