Strong Poison
Dorothy L. Sayers
Mystery / Romance
Strong Poison
by Dorothy L. Sayers
—· 259 p
20th Century ClassicLiterary Canonmysterioustense
Overview
About
This is the first in the Lord Peter Wimsey series of stories that includes Harriet Vane. Harriet is introduced as she stands in the dock on trial for murder. Lord Peter immediately determines that she is innocent and sets out to prove it - falling in love with her in the process.
Part of a series
Lord Peter Wimsey
Vol. VI · 2 of 18 volumes
VOL 10
10
X
Murder in the Dark
VOL 11
11
XI
Thrones, Dominations
VOL 11
11
XI
The Documents in the Case
16 more volumes
Pages
259
Harper Paperbacks
Linguistic complexity
3/5
Moderate
Thematic complexity
3/5
Layered
Rating
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Reader feel
Courtroom Tension9
Narration8
Romantic Subplot8
Prose7
Emotional depth7
Plot twists7
Pacing7
Worldbuilding5
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