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The younger brother of the Duke of Denver, Lord Peter is an AmateurSleuth with a keen observational faculty, an intense sense of justice and [[ShellShockedVeteran deeply ingrained trauma from his service in the trenches]], all of which he hides behind [[ObfuscatingStupidity a diffident and flippant personality]]. As he has no need for a job, he spends his time collecting rare books and acting as a police consultant in murder and grand larceny cases, frequently alongside Inspector Charles Parker of Scotland Yard and Mervyn Bunter, his loyal valet and old war comrade. Other recurring characters include Harriet Vane, Peter's love interest and a rare example of an AuthorAvatar done exceptionally well; Miss Climpson, an elderly spinster whom Peter sometimes sends on fact-finding missions; The Honourable Freddy Arbuthnot, financial genius; Peter's mother, the Dowager Duchess of Denver; and Peter's sister, Lady Mary, who rebels against her aristocratic family by involving herself in socialist politics.

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The younger brother of the Duke of Denver, Lord Peter is an AmateurSleuth with a keen observational faculty, an intense sense of justice and [[ShellShockedVeteran deeply ingrained trauma from his service in the trenches]], all of which he hides behind [[ObfuscatingStupidity a diffident and flippant personality]]. As he has no need for a job, he spends his time collecting rare books and acting as a police consultant in murder and grand larceny cases, frequently alongside Inspector Charles Parker of Scotland Yard and Mervyn Bunter, his loyal valet and old war comrade. Other recurring characters include Harriet Vane, Peter's love interest and a rare example of an AuthorAvatar done exceptionally well; Miss Climpson, an elderly spinster whom Peter sometimes sends on fact-finding missions; The the Honourable Freddy Arbuthnot, financial genius; Peter's mother, the Dowager Duchess of Denver; and Peter's sister, Lady Mary, who rebels against her aristocratic family by involving herself in socialist politics.
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* ''Gaudy Night'' (1935)

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* ''Gaudy Night'' ''Literature/GaudyNight'' (1935)
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* ''The Nine Tailors'' (1934)

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* ''The Nine Tailors'' ''Literature/TheNineTailors'' (1934)
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* ''Murder Must Advertise'' (1933)

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* ''Murder Must Advertise'' ''Literature/MurderMustAdvertise'' (1933)
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The youngest brother of the Duke of Denver, Lord Peter is an AmateurSleuth with a keen observational faculty, an intense sense of justice and [[ShellShockedVeteran deeply ingrained trauma from his service in the trenches]], all of which he hides behind [[ObfuscatingStupidity a diffident and flippant personality]]. As he has no need for a job, he spends his time collecting rare books and acting as a police consultant in murder and grand larceny cases, frequently alongside Inspector Charles Parker of Scotland Yard and Mervyn Bunter, his loyal valet and old war comrade. Other recurring characters include Harriet Vane, Peter's love interest and a rare example of an AuthorAvatar done exceptionally well; Miss Climpson, an elderly spinster whom Peter sometimes sends on fact-finding missions; The Honourable Freddy Arbuthnot, financial genius; Peter's mother, the Dowager Duchess of Denver; and Peter's sister, Lady Mary, who rebels against her aristocratic family by involving herself in socialist politics.

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The youngest younger brother of the Duke of Denver, Lord Peter is an AmateurSleuth with a keen observational faculty, an intense sense of justice and [[ShellShockedVeteran deeply ingrained trauma from his service in the trenches]], all of which he hides behind [[ObfuscatingStupidity a diffident and flippant personality]]. As he has no need for a job, he spends his time collecting rare books and acting as a police consultant in murder and grand larceny cases, frequently alongside Inspector Charles Parker of Scotland Yard and Mervyn Bunter, his loyal valet and old war comrade. Other recurring characters include Harriet Vane, Peter's love interest and a rare example of an AuthorAvatar done exceptionally well; Miss Climpson, an elderly spinster whom Peter sometimes sends on fact-finding missions; The Honourable Freddy Arbuthnot, financial genius; Peter's mother, the Dowager Duchess of Denver; and Peter's sister, Lady Mary, who rebels against her aristocratic family by involving herself in socialist politics.
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* ''Have His Carcase'' (1932)

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* ''Have His Carcase'' ''Literature/HaveHisCarcase'' (1932)
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* ''The Five Red Herrings'' (1931)

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* ''The Five Red Herrings'' ''Literature/TheFiveRedHerrings'' (1931)
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* ''Strong Poison'' (1931)

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* ''Strong Poison'' ''Literature/StrongPoison'' (1931)
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* ''The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club'' (1928)

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* ''The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club'' ''Literature/TheUnpleasantnessAtTheBellonaClub'' (1928)
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* ''Unnatural Death'' (1927)

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* ''Unnatural Death'' ''Literature/UnnaturalDeath'' (1927)
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* ''Clouds of Witness'' (1926)

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* ''Clouds of Witness'' ''Literature/CloudsOfWitness'' (1926)
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The Wimsey stories take place between 1922 and 1936, and (a bit unusually for a mystery series) the characters age in real time: Lord Peter is thirty-two in ''Whose Body?'' and forty-six in ''Busman's Honeymoon.''

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The Wimsey stories take place between 1922 and 1936, and (a bit unusually for a mystery series) the characters age in real time: Lord Peter is thirty-two in ''Whose Body?'' ''Literature/WhoseBody'' and forty-six in ''Busman's Honeymoon.''



* ''Whose Body?'' (1923)

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* ''Whose Body?'' ''Literature/WhoseBody'' (1923)

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