Oxford is full of memories—and threats of murder—for Harriet Vane and Lord Peter Wimsey in this mystery that "stands out even among Miss Sayers's novels" (The Times Literary Supplement).Since she graduated from Oxford's Shrewsbury College, Harriet Vane has found fame by writing novels about ingenious murders. She also won infamy when she was accused of committing a murder herself. It took a timely intervention from the debonair Lord Peter Wimsey to save her from the gallows, and since then she has devoted her spare time to resisting his attempts to marry her. Putting aside her lingering shame from the trial, Harriet returns to Oxford for her college reunion with her head held high—only to find that her life is in danger once again. The first poison-pen letter calls her a "dirty murderess," and those that follow are no kinder. As the threats become more frightening, she calls on Lord Peter for help. Among the dons of Oxford lurks a killer, but it will take more than a superior education to match Lord Peter and the daring Harriet. Gaudy Night is the 12th book in the Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, but you may enjoy the series by reading the books in any order. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dorothy L. Sayers including rare images from the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College.

A quirky amateur sleuth attempts to protect a judge from a vicious crime boss in this classic mystery by "one of the finest golden-age crime novelists" (The New York Times).Judge Crowdy Lobbett is a marked man. After fighting the Simister gang all his life, the American now has information that could unmask the mastermind behind the whole organization—and they want to keep him quiet. Four attempts have been made on the judge's life in the past month, and now he's fleeing the country on a transatlantic ocean liner bound for England. While this doesn't mean Lobbett is out of harm's way, it does mean he's in good company.Eccentric amateur detective Albert Campion is sailing home when he saves the life of a fellow passenger, Lobbett. Determined to help his new acquaintance and catch Simister, Campion takes the judge and his family to an island manor off the English coast—but soon murder, suicide, and blackmail follow. Simister is not about to stop chasing Lobbett . . . but then again, he's never met a man like Campion . . .First published in 1930, Mystery Mile is Albert Campion's second adventure."Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light." —Agatha Christie

New York Times Bestseller"As authentically, irresistibly gripping as anything Conan Doyle ever wrote…Don't miss it." —CosmopolitanMarch 1895. London. A month of strange happenings in the West End. First there is the bizarre murder of theater critic Jonathan McCarthy. Then the lawsuit against the Marquess of Queensberry for libel; the public is scandalized. Next, the ingenue at the Savoy is discovered with her throat slashed. And a police surgeon disappears, taking two corpses with him.Some of the theater district's most fashionable and creative luminaries have been involved: a penniless stage critic and writer named Bernard Shaw; Ellen Terry, the gifted and beautiful actress; a suspicious box office clerk named Bram Stoker; an aging matinee idol, Henry Irving; an unscrupulous publisher calling himself Frank Harris; and a controversial wit by the name of Oscar Wilde.Scotland Yard is mystified by what appear to be unrelated cases, but to Sherlock Holmes the matter is elementary: a maniac is on the loose. His name is Jack.