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Striding Folly

AuthorDorothy L. Sayers

NarratorJane Mcdowell

SeriesLord Peter Wimsey, Book 15

Duration3h 20m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Crime, Thriller and Mysteries

PublisherHodder & Stoughton

VersionUnabridged

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Three of Lord Peter Wimsey's most baffling cases demonstrate his unique detection skills at their most spectacular. The engima of a house numbered thirteen in a street of even numbers; an indignant child accused of theft; a dream about a game of chess that uncovers the true story behind a violent death. Each of the stories introduces a different side of the twentieth century's most ingenious detective hero.

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