The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 11 books · 1923 to 1937 · Set in London

Dorothy L. Sayers

Crime and mysteryAmateur sleuthGolden Age

Lord Peter Wimsey, aristocrat and amateur detective, solves murders with his valet Bunter and policeman friend Charles Parker, and falls for crime writer Harriet Vane when he saves her from the gallows.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. The later Wimsey novels completed or written by Jill Paton Walsh, and the short story collections, are left out.

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Dorothy L. Sayers books in order

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Lord Peter Wimsey

11 books · Set in LondonGolden AgeAmateur sleuth
  1. 1Whose Body?1923With Lord Peter WimseyBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Clouds of Witness1926With Lord Peter WimseyBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Unnatural Death1927With Lord Peter WimseyBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club1928With Lord Peter WimseyBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Strong Poison1930With Lord Peter WimseyBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Five Red Herrings1931With Lord Peter WimseyBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Have His Carcase1932With Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet VaneBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Murder Must Advertise1933With Lord Peter WimseyBuy on Amazon
  9. 9The Nine Tailors1934With Lord Peter WimseyBuy on Amazon
  10. 10Gaudy Night1935With Harriet VaneBuy on Amazon
  11. 11Busman’s Honeymoon1937With Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet VaneBuy on Amazon

Characters

8 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Wimsey and his circle