Lord Peter Wimsey Books in Order
Dorothy L. Sayers's classic Golden Age detective series following Lord Peter Wimsey, an aristocratic amateur sleuth, through eleven novels published between 1923 and 1937. A four-book arc introduces mystery novelist Harriet Vane, who becomes Wimsey's investigative partner and eventual wife.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1923 · Dorothy L. Sayers
A naked corpse wearing nothing but a pince-nez turns up in a London architect's bathtub, while a wealthy financier vanishes the same night. Lord…
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1926 · Dorothy L. Sayers
When Lord Peter's brother, the Duke of Denver, is arrested for the murder of their sister's fiance found shot outside a Yorkshire shooting lodge, the…
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Buy on Amazon1927 · Dorothy L. Sayers
An old woman dying of cancer expires rather sooner than her doctor expected, and the physician's nagging doubts reach Lord Peter. With no obvious…
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1928 · Dorothy L. Sayers
On Armistice Day, an elderly general is found dead in his armchair at his London club, and the exact time of his passing turns out to hinge on a…
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Buy on Amazon1930 · Dorothy L. Sayers
Mystery writer Harriet Vane stands trial for poisoning her former lover with arsenic, and a hung jury buys Lord Peter a few weeks to save her.…
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Buy on Amazon1931 · Dorothy L. Sayers
Among a colony of quarrelsome painters in a Scottish fishing village, one disliked artist is found dead at the foot of a cliff beside his easel. Lord…
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1932 · Dorothy L. Sayers
Harriet Vane, walking a lonely stretch of coast, discovers a man's body on a rock with his throat cut, but the rising tide carries it away before…
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Buy on Amazon1933 · Dorothy L. Sayers
After a copywriter dies in a fall down the office stairs, Lord Peter goes undercover at a London advertising agency under an assumed name. Posing as…
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Buy on Amazon1934 · Dorothy L. Sayers
Stranded near a remote Fenland village over New Year, Lord Peter helps ring in the year with a marathon of church bells. Months later an…
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Buy on Amazon1935 · Dorothy L. Sayers
Returning to her Oxford women's college for a reunion, Harriet Vane finds the cloistered community plagued by a poison-pen writer and escalating…
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Buy on Amazon1937 · Dorothy L. Sayers
Newly married, Lord Peter and Harriet Vane retreat to a country house they have bought for their honeymoon, only to find the previous owner's corpse…
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Companion & related books
Short-story collections and companion titles in this series.
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Buy on Amazon1933 · Dorothy L. Sayers
A collection of short stories featuring Lord Peter Wimsey alongside several tales starring the unassuming wine salesman Montague Egg. The mysteries…
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Buy on Amazon1948 · Dorothy L. Sayers
A set of short detective stories, some featuring Lord Peter Wimsey and others the traveling wine salesman Montague Egg, with a few standalone tales…
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Buy on Amazon1985 · Dorothy L. Sayers
An early collection of short stories built around Lord Peter Wimsey's casual sleuthing, ranging from a stolen stomach and a macabre dinner-party…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Lord Peter Wimsey books in?
Publication order — Widely recommended by readers and library guides; the novels were written in story-internal chronological order, so publication order preserves the continuing Harriet Vane romance arc. Start with “Whose Body?.”
How many books are in the Lord Peter Wimsey series?
We list 11 books by Dorothy L. Sayers , published between 1923–1937.
Where can I buy the Lord Peter Wimsey books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.