多萝西·塞耶丝(Dorothy L. Sayers) (1893 - 1957)以其笔下的业余神探,彼得·温西爵爷(Lord Peter Wimsey)而闻名于世。她为这位推理史风格独特的贵族侦探共写下了11部长篇小说和4部短篇故事集,其推理著作在欧美至今读者众多,再版不绝,温西爵爷在推理小说爱好者眼中更是成为地位并不亚于福尔摩斯的侦探偶像。
人们喜欢将她与同时代的女作家Agatha Christie并称,事实上当时英国推理文坛也唯有她可以担此重任,不管是黄金时代的三女杰,还是英国文坛的四大犯罪女王,都少不了她们二人的名字。尽管关于她的著作至今争议不断,众说纷纭,但作为Lord Peter Wimsey的粉丝团可是力量雄厚,人数众多,恐怕Sayers自己也没想到,时隔半个世纪的今天,仍然有那么多人喜欢她笔下的末代贵族吧。
Sayers作品列表: Whose Body? (1923) 谁的尸体? Clouds of Witness(1926) 证言之云 Unnatural Death(1927) 非自然死亡 Lord Peter Views the Body(短篇故事集)(1928) 彼得爵爷查看尸体 The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club(1928) 贝罗那俱乐部的不快事件 *The Documents in the Case(1930) 匣子里的文件 Strong Poison(1930) 烈性毒药 Five Red Herrings(1931) 五条红鲱鱼 Have His Carcase(1932) 索命 Hangman's Holiday(短篇故事集)(1933) 刑官的假日 Murder Must Advertise(1933) 杀人也得打广告 The Nine Tailors(1934) 丧钟九下 Gaudy Night(1935) 俗丽之夜 Busman's Honeymoon(1937) 巴士司机的蜜月 In the Teeth of the Evidence(短篇故事集)(1939) 以齿为证 Striding Folly(中短篇故事集)(1972) 迈大步的傻瓜
Lord Peter Views the Body包括: The Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers The entertaining Episode of the Article in Question The Fascinating Problem of Uncle Meleager's Will The Fantastic Horror of the Cat in the Bag The Unprincipled Affair of the Practical Joker The Undignified Melodrama of the Bone of Contention The Vindictive Story of the Footsteps that Ran The Bibulous Business of a Matter of Taste The Learned Adventure of the Dragon's Head The Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach The Unsolved Puzzle of the Man with No Face The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba
Hangman's Holiday包括: Lord Peter Wimsey系列: The Image in the Mirror The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey The Queen's Square The Necklace of Pearls Montague Egg系列: The Poisoned Dow '08 Sleuths on the Scent Murder in the Morning One too Many Murder at Pentecost Maher-Shalal-Hashbaz 其他: The Man Who Knew How The Fountain Plays
In the Teeth of the Evidence包括: Lord Peter Wimsey系列: In the Teeth of the Evidence Absolutely Elsewhere Montague Egg系列: A Shot at Goal Dirt cheap Bitter Almonds False Weight The Professor's Manuscript 其他: The Milk-Bottles Dilemma An Arrow o'er the House Scrawns Nebuchadnezzar The Inspiration of Mr. Budd Blood Sacrifice Suspicion The Leopard Lady The Cyprian Cat
Striding Folly包括: Striding Folly The Haunted Policeman Talboys