Hangman's Holiday

Hangman's Holiday

"Hangman's Holiday" is a collection of short stories, mostly murder mysteries, by Dorothy L. Sayers. This collection, the ninth in the Lord Peter Wimsey series, was first published by Gollancz in 1933 and has been frequently reprinted (1995 paperback: ISBN 978-0-06-104362-8).

Contents

*Lord Peter Wimsey stories:
**"The Image in the Mirror"
**"The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey"
**"The Queen's Square"
**"The Necklace of Pearls"
*Montague Egg stories:
**"The Poisoned Dow '08"
**"Sleuths on the Scent"
**"Murder in the Morning"
**"One Too Many"
**"Murder at Pentecost"
**"Maher-Shalal-Hashbaz"
*Other stories:
**"The Man Who Knew How"
**"The Fountain Plays"


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