The Nine Tailors

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About this book

When his sexton finds a corpse in the wrong grave, the rector of Fenchurch St Paul asks Lord Peter Wimsey to find out who the dead man was and how he came to be there. The lore of bell-ringing and a brilliantly-evoked village in the remote fens of East Anglia are the unforgettable background to a story of an old unsolved crime and its violent unravelling twenty years later.

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4.0/5 · 74 readers · 287 pages · ≈ 5 h 19 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read The Nine Tailors?

About ≈ 5 h 19 m — 287 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mThe Nine Tailors~5 h 19 m

How many pages is The Nine Tailors?

287 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320The Nine Tailors287

What genre is The Nine Tailors?

It sits on the Mystery, History, Fiction shelves.

Is The Nine Tailors in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who are the main characters in The Nine Tailors?

The main characters include Lord Peter Wimsey.

Where does The Nine Tailors take place?

It is set in England, Great Britain during George V, 1910-1936, George VI, 1936-1952.

Who wrote The Nine Tailors?

Dorothy L. Sayers.

Setting EnglandGreat Britain Time period George V, 1910-1936George VI, 1936-1952 Characters Lord Peter Wimsey
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