Lord Peter Wimsey Books in Order
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series of works featuring the detective Lord Peter Wimsey
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1923 · Dorothy L. Sayers
A novel by Dorothy Sayers, the first of the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries. The suave and witty gentleman detective foregoes a rare-book auction to…
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1926 · Dorothy L. Sayers
Clouds of Witness is a 1926 mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, the second entry in her series featuring Lord Peter Wimsey. In the United States, the…
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Buy on Amazon1927 · Dorothy L. Sayers
Unnatural Death, published in 1927, is the third novel featuring Lord Peter Wimsey, an aristocratic detective created by Dorothy L. Sayers. The story…
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Buy on Amazon1930 · Dorothy L. Sayers
The first novel in the Lord Peter Wimsey series to include Harriet Vane, this 1930 mystery by Dorothy L. Sayers introduces Harriet as she stands in…
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1931 · Dorothy L. Sayers
The Five Red Herrings is a 1931 mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, her sixth featuring Lord Peter Wimsey. It was published in the United States the…
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Buy on Amazon1928 · Dorothy L. Sayers
This collection of short stories features Lord Peter Wimsey, a clever and observant character who solves various mysteries. Each story presents a…
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1932 · Dorothy L. Sayers
Have His Carcase is a 1932 mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers. It is her seventh novel featuring Lord Peter Wimsey and the second to include Harriet…
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Buy on Amazon1933 · Dorothy L. Sayers
Murder Must Advertise is a 1933 mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, the eighth in her series featuring Lord Peter Wimsey. The story is set in an…
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Buy on Amazon1933 · Dorothy L. Sayers
Hangman's Holiday is a collection of short stories, primarily murder mysteries, written by Dorothy L. Sayers. It is the ninth book in the Lord Peter…
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Buy on Amazon1935 · Dorothy L. Sayers
Harriet Vane attends her Gaudy reunion at Oxford to uncover a mystery. The first part of Gaudy Night focuses on her interactions with the dons at her…
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1928 · Dorothy L. Sayers
A 1928 mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers in which an elderly gentleman is found dead in his chair at his club on Armistice Day. The death seems…
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Buy on Amazon1937 · Dorothy L. Sayers
Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane marry and go on their honeymoon to Talboys, an old farmhouse in Hertfordshire that Wimsey has purchased as a gift…
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Buy on Amazon1934 · Dorothy L. Sayers
In this 1934 mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, when his sexton finds a corpse in the wrong grave, the rector of Fenchurch St Paul asks Lord Peter…
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Year unknown · Dorothy L. Sayers
Striding Folly is a collection of short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers featuring Lord Peter Wimsey, first published in 1972 and containing the final…
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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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Year unknown · Dorothy L. Sayers and Jill Paton Walsh
Thrones, Dominations is a murder mystery novel featuring Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane, written by Dorothy L. Sayers. She began the book but…
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Buy on Amazon2002 · Jill Paton Walsh
A book by Jill Paton Walsh draws on the events of "The Wimsey Papers," set during the Blitz in 1940 London. Lord Peter conducts secret business for…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Dorothy L. Sayers
A new Lord Peter Wimsey novel was written by Jill Paton Walsh, following the original series by Dorothy L. Sayers. This book tells the story of Lord…
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Companion & related books
Related titles and editions that sit outside the main numbered order.
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Dorothy L. Sayers
Lord Peter is a collection of short stories featuring Lord Peter Wimsey, written by Dorothy L. Sayers. First published in 1972 (ISBN 0-380-01694-X),…
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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 21 books by Dorothy L. Sayers , published between 1923–2002.
Where can I buy the Lord Peter Wimsey books?
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