⚠️ SPOILER WARNING: This episode contains major spoilers for Whose Body? We strongly recommend listening to the original radio drama before joining us for this deep dive.
🎙️ Listen to the original radio adaptation first:
A naked body appears in an architect’s bathtub.
A missing financier has vanished without a trace.
And into the mystery steps one of literature’s most unforgettable detectives...
Lord Peter Wimsey.
In this episode of Under the Hood, broadcasting from The Little Station on Commercial Street in Atchison, Kansas, we explore Dorothy L. Sayers’ landmark first Lord Peter Wimsey novel, Whose Body? We discuss the ingenious mystery, the unforgettable debut of Wimsey and Bunter, Sayers’ remarkable life and Christian faith, the lingering wounds of the First World War, and why this novel helped define the Golden Age of detective fiction.
Along the way, we compare Lord Peter with Father Brown, Sherlock Holmes, and Hercule Poirot, examine how fairly Sayers plays with her readers, and ask why Whose Body? still captivates audiences more than a century after its publication.
Whether you’re discovering Lord Peter for the first time or revisiting an old favorite, pull up a chair at The Little Station on Commercial Street, where every great mystery deserves another look beneath the surface.
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