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In the Teeth of the Evidence

by Dorothy L. Sayers · 1939

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All that was left of the garage was a heap of charred and smouldering beams. In the driving seat of the burnt-out car were the remains of a body...

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An accident, said the police.

An accident, said the widow. She had been warning her husband about the danger of the car for months.

Murder, said the famous detective Lord Peter Wimsey—and proceeded to track down the killer.

This is vintage Sayers, a collection of her finest crime and detection stories.

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British mysteryBritish mysteryMore like thisLess of thismysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thiscrimecrimeMore like thisLess of thisdetectivedetectiveMore like thisLess of thisprivate investigatorprivate investigatorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
disabilitydisabilityMore like thisLess of thismurdermurderMore like thisLess of this
Setting
EnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 294 pages
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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