Order of Peter Wimsey Books
Lord Peter Wimsey is a fictional character created by British novelist Dorothy L. Sayers, featured in a series of detective novels. Wimsey is an amateur sleuth who solves mysteries that usually involve murders. The character’s hobbies include playing the piano, fashion and collecting cars.
The Lord Peter Wimsey character debuted in 1923 with Whose Body?. Below is a list of Dorothy L. Sayers’ Peter Wimsey novels and short story collections in order of publication and in chronological order:
Publication Order of Lord Peter Wimsey Books
| Whose Body? | (1923) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Clouds of Witness | (1926) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Unnatural Death | (1927) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lord Peter Views the Body | (1928) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club | (1928) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Strong Poison | (1930) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Five Red Herrings | (1931) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Have His Carcase | (1932) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hangman's Holiday | (1933) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder Must Advertise | (1933) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Nine Tailors | (1934) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Gaudy Night | (1935) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Busman's Honeymoon | (1937) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| In the Teeth of the Evidence | (1939) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Striding Folly | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Lord Peter Wimsey & Harriet Vane Books
(By: Dorothy L. Sayers, Jill Paton Walsh)
| Thrones, Dominations | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Presumption of Death | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Attenbury Emeralds | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Late Scholar | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Notes: The Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane series is co-authored by Jill Patton Walsh.
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