Lord Peter Wimsey book 6 · 1931
Five Red Herrings
A painter is found dead in a Scottish artists’ colony in Galloway, and six of his fellow artists are suspects.
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Book facts
- Author
- Dorothy L. Sayers
- Series
- Lord Peter Wimsey, book 6 of 11
- Published
- 1931
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Five Red Herrings
4 recurring or key characters from Dorothy L. Sayers’s chart.
Lead 1
- Lord Peter WimseyAristocrat and amateur detective
Major 1
- Mervyn BunterWimsey’s valet and assistant
Minor and cameo 2
- Charles ParkerScotland Yard detective and Wimsey’s friend
- Miss ClimpsonSpinster who runs Wimsey’s private agency
Also featuring these characters
Other Dorothy L. Sayers books that share the most characters with Five Red Herrings.
- Unnatural Death1927 · Lord Peter Wimsey · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club1928 · Lord Peter Wimsey · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Murder Must Advertise1933 · Lord Peter Wimsey · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Clouds of Witness1926 · Lord Peter Wimsey · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon