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Dorothy Sayers at her best
One of my favorite books -- characters you love, graceful story, intriguing mystery
Great book!
A Great Mystery
Bunter begins

The Nine Tailors
Dorothy L. Sayers
Manufacturer: Harvest Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery)

ASIN: 0156658992

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Nine strokes from an old country church toll out the death of an unknown man and call Lord Peter Wimsey to one of his most baffling cases. Set in the strange, flat fen-country of East Anglia, this is a classic tale of suspense by a master of mystery.

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Dorothy Sayers at her best.......2007-04-11

This novel by Dorothy Sayers represents her considerable literary skills at their best. She skillfully weaves her mystery within a highly educational and entertaining presentation of bell chaining, a unique custom of the Church of England. Lord Peter Wimsey is the man!

One of my favorite books -- characters you love, graceful story, intriguing mystery.......2006-12-06

Probably Dorothy Sayers' best novel, considered by many to be one of the top 2-3 mystery works of all time. Beautiful writing--literature vs. simply a plot vehicle. The characters of Lord Peter Wimsey and Bunter really come alive, and you fall in love with them.

Wonderful depiction of English country life, too. The solution of the mystery is original, unexpected, and completely satisfying. The final section of the book is very moving. This book is a pleasure on all levels. Those who enjoy it but have not yet read other Wimsey books may want to try Strong Poison next, as it tells the story of Lord Peter's love for Harriet Vane. That story arch eventually leads to my favorite Dorothy Sayers book, Busman's Honeymoon.

No gory CSI stuff here-- just beautiful writing, thoughtful plotting, an intriguing mystery, and beloved characters whose adventures continue in other great books.

Great book!.......2006-11-10

This book was a little hard to get in too ... but when you do get into it, it is awesome! It was my first Dorothy Sayers novel and I definitely want to read her other ones.

A Great Mystery.......2006-10-11

As a homeschooling family, we've heard a lot about Dorothy Sayers through the years. I was really surprised to discover that she was the same Dorothy Sayers who wrote all the Peter Wimsey mysteries. Like I imagined her writing would be, this book is fun and educational.

The Nine Tailors is a detective story along the lines of Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Peroit. Her Lord Peter Wimsey is a smart, finicky, very British aristocrat who doesn't seem to have much else to do except try to find a "bit of fun" by being a detective. He reminds me a bit of the American Columbo (but before Columbo), asking questions that seem so innocent that it gets people talking and gets them caught on their own stories.

Mrs. Sayers makes the English village come alive with all kinds of interesting characters and great dialogue. One of my favorite passages in the book is a dialogue between the town's rector and an older woman of the town. When he tells her that we shouldn't question the ways of Providence, the woman replies, "Don't yew talk to me about Providence. I've had enough o' Providence. First he took my husband, and then he took my `taters, but there's One above as'll teach him to mend his manners, if he don't look out."

The story behind the mystery is a story about the English method of church-bell ringing, which is really more mathematical than musical according to the participants, though of course, music and math are always closely related. But the men work out the patterns using permutations of the numbers of the bells, not thinking so much about the actual notes of the bells themselves. Each man also takes his bell very seriously, learning through the generations about the personalities of the various bells. All the bells have names, and regardless of the name itself, all the bells are women. The town in the story is Fenchurch St. Paul (a fictional place) with a 130 foot church steeple and eight bells. The biggest bell is named Tailor Paul, and when someone dies, they ring Tailor Paul nine times, hence the name of the book. Because what would a good mystery be without an unexplained death or two?

I enjoyed very much learning about the patterns for the church bells, but I also very much enjoyed the mystery. I hate mysteries where I have figured it out before the detective, so I was very pleased with myself that I figured out the murderer at exactly the same time as Lord Peter. The book was very well-written, fast-paced, with a healthy dose of British wit. I enthusiastically recommend this book to anyone, and I'm looking forward to my next Lord Peter Wimsey mystery.

Bunter begins.......2006-09-16

Ian Carmichael at his best playing Lord Peter with grace and dignity and a wry humor that makes even Peter's most aristocratic excentricities enjoyable. This tale is another great mystery filled with brilliant deductions, unexpected twists and shocking horror and it reveals the relationship between Bunter, the most redoubtable man since Jeeves, and Lord Peter. Some actors paint a character with such definative strokes that it can never be played again. Robert Newton took a role that many of the greatest actors of the last century atempted and made it his forever. We all know what a pirate sounds like because of Newton's Long John Silver. Ian Carmichael is Lord Peter. Powder your plams, roll up your sleves, take a sip of strong brandy and get ready, you have many hours of pulling if you plan to complete that Triple-Bob Major

The Nine Tailors - Changes Rung On An Old Theme in Two Short Touches and Two Full Peals

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The Nine Tailors - Changes Rung On An Old Theme in Two Short Touches and Two Full Peals
Dorothy Sayers
Manufacturer: Harcourt Brace & Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000GVGF66

Dorothy L. Sayers: The Nine Tailors: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery (BBC Mystery Series)

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Dorothy L. Sayers: The Nine Tailors: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery (BBC Mystery Series)
Dorothy L. Sayers
Manufacturer: Soundelux Audio Pub
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ASIN: 1559350172

It Took Nine Tailors (American Autobiography)

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It Took Nine Tailors (American Autobiography)
Adolphe Menjou
Manufacturer: Reprint Services Corp
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Binding: Library Binding

THE SAYERS TANDEM COMPRISING BUSMAN'S HONEY MOON AND THE NINE TAILORS IN ONE VOLUME

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THE SAYERS TANDEM COMPRISING BUSMAN'S HONEY MOON AND THE NINE TAILORS IN ONE VOLUME
Dorothy L. Sayers
Manufacturer: Victor Gollancz Ltd
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Binding: Hardcover
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The Nine Tailors (Changes Rung on an Old Theme In Two Short Touches and Two Full Peals)
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Manufacturer: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.
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Binding: Hardcover
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The Nine Tailors - A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery

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The Nine Tailors - A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery
Dorothy L. Sayers
Manufacturer: Harvest/Harcourt, Brace & Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NLQDIO

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The Nine Tailors
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Manufacturer: Harcourt, Brace & World
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Binding: Hardcover
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