Gaudy Night: the classic Oxford college mystery from the legend of classic crime
Oct 2009 · Hachette UK
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Scandal stalks the dreaming spires.
When mystery author Harriet Vane returns to her old Oxford college for a reunion, she finds the venerable institution under siege from a campaign of anonymous malice.
Tensions rise and reputations are threatened, as obscene graffiti, poison pen letters and crude effigies circulate the campus.
With the reluctant help of her old friend Lord Peter Wimsey, Harriet must navigate a world of scholarship, ambition, and hidden resentments - and uncover the culprit before their venom spreads beyond repair . . .
Elegant, witty, and deeply humane, Gaudy Night is a mystery that lingers long after its solution is revealed, a masterpiece from one of our greatest ever storytellers.
When mystery author Harriet Vane returns to her old Oxford college for a reunion, she finds the venerable institution under siege from a campaign of anonymous malice.
Tensions rise and reputations are threatened, as obscene graffiti, poison pen letters and crude effigies circulate the campus.
With the reluctant help of her old friend Lord Peter Wimsey, Harriet must navigate a world of scholarship, ambition, and hidden resentments - and uncover the culprit before their venom spreads beyond repair . . .
Elegant, witty, and deeply humane, Gaudy Night is a mystery that lingers long after its solution is revealed, a masterpiece from one of our greatest ever storytellers.
Scandal stalks the dreaming spires.
When mystery author Harriet Vane returns to her old Oxford college for a reunion, she finds the venerable institution under siege from a campaign of anonymous malice.
Tensions rise and reputations are threatened, as obscene graffiti, poison pen letters and ...
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17 reviews
Béatrice Coffin
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August 24, 2026
J'avoue avoir eu du mal avec tous ces personnages, trop nombreux à mon goût ! Par ailleurs, j'ai été déçue de voir Peter n'apparaître qu'au dernier tiers du roman
Clare Ring
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August 6, 2023
This goes so much deeper than most crime novels; not just WHO dunnit, but why; it also forces Harriet and Peter to examine themselves.
About the author
Dorothy L Sayers was born in Oxford in 1893, and was both a classical scholar and a graduate in modern languages. As well as her popular Lord Peter Wimsey series, she wrote several religious plays, but considered her translations of Dante's Divina Commedia to be her best work. She died in 1957.
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Dorothy L Sayers was born in Oxford in 1893, and was both a classical scholar and a graduate in modern languages. As well as her popular Lord Peter Wimsey series, she wrote several religious plays, but considered her translations of Dante's Divina Commedia to be her best work. She died in 1957.
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