Imagined crossover · Golden Age
What if Lord Peter Wimsey met Phryne Fisher?
Two aristocrats who solve crimes for fun. Both are wealthy, witty and brave, with a taste for jazz, fast cars and justice for people who cannot afford it.
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The pair
Lord Peter WimseyAristocrat and amateur detectiveBy Dorothy L. Sayers · Lord Peter Wimsey · first in Whose Body?
Phryne FisherWealthy, fearless lady detective in 1920s MelbourneBy Kerry Greenwood · Phryne Fisher · first in Cocaine Blues
Chemistry9/10
Friction4/10
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Where and when
London
The late 1920s
The story
- How they might meet
- Phryne returns to London for a season and finds that a friend’s sudden death has already attracted the interest of a monocled younger son of the Duke of Denver.
- Why they would work
- Both are wealthy, witty and brave, with a taste for jazz, fast cars and justice for people who cannot afford it.
- What each brings
- Wimsey brings scholarship, Bunter’s quiet efficiency and Scotland Yard friends. Phryne brings daring, a pearl-handled pistol and no fear of anyone.
- Where they would clash
- Wimsey can be gallant; Phryne has no need of rescuing, and would tell him so, charmingly.
Strengths compared
Lord Peter Wimsey Phryne Fisher
Our own ratings out of 10, for fun.
On the page together
The years in which each character's books were published.
Read your way in
Start with each character's first appearance.
- Whose Body?Dorothy L. Sayers · 1923 · Lord Peter Wimsey's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
- Cocaine BluesKerry Greenwood · 1989 · Phryne Fisher's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
