![]() ![]() Under British law, the Have-His-Carcase Act, you cannot hold an inquest into a death until you have a body. Yet for its time and place it is actually a very good title. Sayers must be one of the oddest, at least for American readers. Many murder mysteries have been given odds titles, but “Have His Carcase” (1932) by Dorothy L. Sayers including rare images from the Marion E. ![]() ![]() This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dorothy L. ![]() Have His Carcase is the 8th book in the Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, but you may enjoy the series by reading the books in any order. Only one person can help her discover how the poor man died at the beach: Lord Peter, the amateur sleuth who won her freedom and her heart in one fell swoop. Finally, she goes for the police, but by the time they return the body has gone. As the tide inches forward, Harriet makes what observations she can and photographs the scene. His throat has been cut, and his blood has drained out onto the sand. She tries to wake him, but he doesn't budge. She is alone on a beach when she spies a man lying on a rock, surf lapping at his ankles. Harriet Vane has gone on vacation to forget her recent murder trial and, more importantly, to forget the man who cleared her name: the dapper, handsome, and maddening Lord Peter Wimsey. When Harriet Vane finds a dead body on the beach, she and Lord Peter Wimsey must solve a murder when all the evidence has washed out to sea. ![]()
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