Coming in 15th place for our 2022 recommendations is Dorothy L. Sayers with ‘Whose Body?’. One of the Golden Age of Murder Mystery’s four ‘Queens of Crime’, alongside Christie, Marsh & Allingham, it would be difficult to overstate the significance of Sayers’ contribution to the genre, as founding member and third president of The Detection Club, as well as a trailblazer in arts academia for women. Unfortunately, it would also be difficult to understate our enthusiasm for ‘Whose Body?’. There is a certain genius to its construction, a sharply poetic mind evident in its odd stylistic non-sequiturs and unusual if eloquent dialogue, but whilst that makes it fascinating to discuss, it doesn’t make it the easiest read to recommend.

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