Order of Dorothy L. Sayers Books
Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957) was an English author of crime fiction novels, poetry, plays, essays, translations and Christian humanism. Sayers is considered part of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. She is best known for her mystery novels featuring Peter Wimsey, an amateur sleuth. Sayers has influenced many different major authors, including Stieg Larsson and Diana Gabaldon.
Dorothy L. Sayers made her debut as a novelist in 1923 with Whose Body?, the beginning of her Peter Wimsey detective series. Below is a list of Dorothy L. Sayers’ books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Peter Wimsey Books
| Whose Body? | (1923) |
  
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| Clouds of Witness | (1926) |
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| Unnatural Death | (1927) |
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| Lord Peter Views the Body | (1928) |
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| The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club | (1928) |
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| Strong Poison | (1930) |
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| The Five Red Herrings | (1931) |
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| Have His Carcase | (1932) |
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| Hangman's Holiday | (1933) |
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| Murder Must Advertise | (1933) |
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| The Nine Tailors | (1934) |
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| Gaudy Night | (1935) |
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| Busman's Honeymoon | (1937) |
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| In the Teeth of the Evidence | (1939) |
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| Lord Peter: The Complete Lord Peter Wimsey Stories | (1972) |
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| Striding Folly | (1972) |
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Publication Order of Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane Books
| Thrones, Dominations | (1998) |
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| A Presumption of Death | (2002) |
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Documents in the Case | (1930) |
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Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Ask a Policeman | (1933) |
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| A Treasury of Sayers Stories | (1958) |
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| Dorothy L. Sayers: The Complete Stories | (2002) |
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| Two Plays about God and Man | (2004) |
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Publication Order of Chapbooks
| The Emperor Constantine: A Chronicle | (1951) |
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Publication Order of Plays
| The Man Born to Be King | (1943) |
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| The Mind of the Maker | (1941) |
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| Unpopular Opinions | (1946) |
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| Creed or Chaos? | (1947) |
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| Further Papers on Dante | (1957) |
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| Are Women Human? | (1959) |
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| The Days of Christ's Coming | (1960) |
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| Wilkie Collins: A Critical and Biographical Study | (1977) |
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| The Whimsical Christian: 18 Essays | (1987) |
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| Spiritual Writings | (1993) |
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| The Letters of Dororthy L. Sayers: 1899-1936 | (1995) |
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| The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers: 1937-1943 | (1998) |
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Notes: Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane is co-authored by Jill Patton Walsh. Ask a Policeman is co-authored by Anthony Berkeley and Milward Kennedy.
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