Lord Peter Views the Body vs Unnatural Death: Which Should You Read?
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Lord Peter Views the Body
Consists of the following short stories - "The Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers": An artist's jealous nature leads to an investigation of his mistress' disappearance. "The Entertaining Episode of the…
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Unnatural Death
“But if he thought the woman was being murdered-" "My dear charles," said the young man with the monocle, "it doesn't do for people, especially doctors, to go about 'thinking' things.”
Unnatural Death, published in 1927, is the third novel written by Dorothy L. Sayers featuring her aristocratic detective Lord Peter Wimsey. The story begins with a conversation in a restaurant between Wimsey, his friend…
The verdict
- Readers rate Lord Peter Views the Body highest: Lord Peter Views the Body 4.1 · Unnatural Death 3.8.
- Lord Peter Views the Body has the widest readership — 16075 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Lord Peter Views the Body | Unnatural Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (16075) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (28) | 3.7 (52) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (47) | 4.0 (16) |
Reception
| Lord Peter Views the Body | Unnatural Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 16075 | 52 |
| Editions | 63 | 73 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 4730 | — |
| Reading it now | 1207 | — |
| Written reviews | 586 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 461 | 723 |
| Pages | 290 | 285 |