Reviews for Die Werke

The average rating for Die Werke based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-09-23 00:00:00 Morlene Cohn Hangman's Holiday is a collection of short stories and Dorothy L. Sayers' writing is just as accomplished in this format as it is in her novels. The first 4 short stories feature Lord Peter Wimsey: The Image in the Mirror What happens when a man can't remember incidents that others claim he is involved in? The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey In an isolated Basque community, can a magician resolve a frightening descent into darkness for one lost soul? The Queen's Square An entertaining costume party turns deadly and how did the White Queen and the Red Queen become confused with each other? The Necklace of Pearls At a country mansion Christmas party, the priceless necklace goes missing and Lord Peter is the one to figure out whodunit - and where the necklace is. The next 6 short stories involve a character who is new to me. His name is Montague (Monty) Egg and he is an astute and observant traveling sales person for a spirits and wine company in Piccadilly: The Poisoned Dew '08 Montague Egg helps to figure out how the port wine was poisoned - and who did it. Sleuths on the Scent A group of sales people are kept from their travels by bad weather, and at the Inn Monty helps to discover someone who has been evading the police. Murder in the Morning Ah, but what time in the morning? That is what Monty is determined to figure out. One Too Many The number of people on the train is correct and all are accounted for - yet one of them is missing. Riddle me this! Murder at Pentecost Yes, the old professor pontificated and proselytized, but who would it bother enough for murder? Monty figures out who and how it was done. Maher-Shalal-Hashbaz Rather a bold name for a ginger cat, but when he came back Monty had to find out why. The last two short stories are less mysteries than they are a look inside the minds and motives of those who contemplate and/or commit murder: The Man Who Knew How Why are all the papers filled with deaths by people in their baths? One man thinks he knows and is determined to put an end to it. The Fountain Plays There are few ways to escape from blackmail - and most of them only lead to more trouble. I enjoyed all of the stories in this collection. As always, Dorothy L. Sayers brings wit and ingenuity into each story and combines them into entertaining reads.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-11-04 00:00:00 Sean Reeves I rarely read short stories, but I greatly enjoyed this collection by Dorothy L.Sayers, which includes four Lord Peter Wimsey stories, six featuring travelling salesman Montague Egg (I do wish he had merited his own novel) and two stand alone stories. I read this as part of my attempt to, finally, read all of the Lord Peter Wimsey novels/stories. However, I have to say that my very favourites in this collection were the two final stories in this book; the stand alone stories, "The Man Who Knew How," and "The Fountain Plays." Of the Lord Peter stories, "The Queen's Square," concerning a murder at a ball had a lot of good Wimsey banter, while "The Necklace of Pearls," had a Christmas house party setting. Montague Egg is a fun character, who appeared in eleven short stories - six appear in this volume, while five appear, "In the Teeth of the Evidence." With his maxim's from the, "Salesman's Handbook," and his intelligent mind, he is a really great amateur detective and interesting character. I look forward to meeting him again in, "In the Teeth of the Evidence," and recommend this collection of stories.