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  1. A 1930 mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers featuring Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane, a murder suspect. The title refers to a ballad about a poisoned lover and the novel's plot involves arsenic, inheritance, and fraud.

  2. Lord Peter Wimsey, an aristocratic detective, tries to save Harriet Vane, a mystery writer, from being hanged for poisoning her ex-lover. Read reviews, ratings, and excerpts from this 1930 crime thriller.

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  3. Oct 16, 2012 · The classic mystery that first featured Harriet Vane, companion sleuth to the dashing, perennially popular private investigator, Lord Peter Wimsey, from the mystery writer widely considered the greatest mystery novelist of the Golden Age--Dorothy L. Sayers.

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    • Dorothy L. Sayers
    • Harper Paperbacks
  4. A classic mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers featuring Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane. Vane is accused of murdering her lover and Wimsey tries to prove her innocence in a courtroom drama.

  5. One Sentence Summary. A renowned crime novelist becomes determined to prove a woman's innocence in a murder trial and finds herself falling in love with the accused poisoner's defense attorney.

  6. Mar 16, 1995 · Dorothy L. Sayers's classic detective story features Harriet Vane, a mystery writer who is falsely accused of murdering her fiancé. With the help of Lord Peter Wimsey, she tries to prove her innocence and expose the real killer.

  7. Jul 31, 2012 · A classic whodunit featuring the dashing detective Lord Peter Wimsey and his beloved Harriet Vane, who is accused of poisoning her fiancé. Read the sixth book in the series, or explore more titles by the same author and other mystery fans.

    • Dorothy L. Sayers