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ⓘ About Dorothy L. Sayers
Dorothy Leigh Sayers was a noteworthy British author, poet, translator and copywriter who had a particular interest in writing mystery, thriller and non-fiction. She was also a renowned crime writer, playwright, Christian humanist and an essayist. Dorothy used to love studying modern and classical languages during her growing years. As far as her career as a novelist is concerned, Dorothy L. Sayers best known for writing her mystery novel series, which were a series of thriller novels and short stories set between the 1st and 2nd World Wars. The mysteries written by Dorothy feature the main character in the form an amateur sleuth and English aristocrat named Lord Peter Wimsey.
All Book Series by Dorothy L. Sayers
Dorothy L. Sayers: The Complete Stories
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2002
Further Papers on Dante
Book 4 of 17 · published 1957 Co-authored · Barbara Reynolds
The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers. Vol. 1, 1899-1936
Book 11 of 17 · published 1996
The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers. Vol. 2, 1937-1943
Book 12 of 17 · published 1998
The letters of Dorothy L. Sayers. Vol. 3, 1944-1950
Book 13 of 17 · published 1999
The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers: Child and Woman of Her Time
Book 15 of 17 · published 2002
Education's Not the Point
Latest in the series · book 17 of 17 · published 2024 Co-authored · John Taylor Gatto,Elizabeth Y Hanson
Basketball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Paint
Book 5 of 28 · published 2007
Steven Spielberg and Philosophy: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Book
Book 10 of 28 · published 2008
Tennis and Philosophy: What the Racket is All About
Latest in the series · book 28 of 28 · published 2021
Murder Most Cozy: Mysteries in the Classic Tradition
Single-title series · published 1993 Co-authored · Amanda Cross,Julian Symons,Margery Allingham,Hugh B. Cave,Patricia Moyes,Michael Innes,C.M. Chan,Alexandra Allan,Cynthia Manson
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror
Series opener · book 1 of 19 · published 1931
Murder in Midsummer: Classic Mysteries for the Holidays
Book 17 of 19 · published 2019
Metropolitan Mysteries: A Casebook of London's Detectives
Latest in the series · book 19 of 19 · published 2025
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Dorothy L. Sayers?
Dorothy Leigh Sayers was a noteworthy British author, poet, translator and copywriter who had a particular interest in writing mystery, thriller and non-fiction. She was also a renowned crime writer, playwright, Christian humanist and an essayist. Dorothy used to love studying modern and classical languages during her growing years.
Which Dorothy L. Sayers series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Lord Peter Wimsey series, the earliest of Dorothy L. Sayers's multi-book series: it opens with Whose Body? (1923) and runs to 15 books across 1923–1973, ending with Striding Folly (1973). Dorothy L. Sayers's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Dorothy L. Sayers written?
Dorothy L. Sayers has 92 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1923 and 2025. 48 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being The Philosophy of Popular Culture series with 28 books — and 44 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Dorothy L. Sayers's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Dorothy L. Sayers's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Lord Peter Wimsey (1923–1973, 15 books), Murder Most Cozy (1993, 1 book) and Lord Peter Wimsey & Harriet Vane (1998–2013, 4 books), plus 1 more.
How are Dorothy L. Sayers's books organised into series?
This guide splits Dorothy L. Sayers's 92 books into 4 named series and 44 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Philosophy of Popular Culture (28 books, 2005–2021); Lord Peter Wimsey (15 books, 1923–1973); Lord Peter Wimsey & Harriet Vane (4 books, 1998–2013); Murder Most Cozy (1 book, 1993).