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Hangman's Holiday

AuthorDorothy L Sayers

NarratorIan Carmichael

Duration6h 34m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Crime, Thriller and Mysteries, Cosy Crime

PublisherChivers

VersionUnabridged

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Poisoned port... pet cats in peril... purloined pearls... Twelve mystery stories featuring Lord Peter Wimsey and Montague Egg, who deal with a case of wine poisoning, double identity, and murder.

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