If you are going to read two mystery authors this month – Anne Perry and Dorothy L. Sayers are a great place to start.
Anne PerryAnne Perry is the international bestselling author of over 50 novels including the popular Victorian Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mysteries. Perry's novels have hit bestseller lists around the world and she has more than twenty-five million books in print worldwide.
Perry’s road to success is a long and varied one, having worked as a clerical assistant, in retail and fashion, as an air steward, ship and shore steward, limousine dispatcher and insurance underwriter. This was all before her first book was published.
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{buybutton id=3732/}Dorothy L. Sayers introduced the world to Lord Peter Wimsey with the release of her first novel Whose Body in 1923. This was followed up by 10 more in the series, cementing her success as one of the major female mystery writers of her time. The Los Angeles Times even called her "one of the greatest mystery story writers of this century."
Sayers’ held numerous other jobs while writing her novels jobs including playwright, scholar, translator and copywriter at an advertising firm.
The popularity of the Wimsey novels has been attributed to Sayers incorporating contemporary issues into her stories such as advertising, women's education, and veteran's health.
Sayers’ held numerous other jobs while writing her novels jobs including playwright, scholar, translator and copywriter at an advertising firm.
The popularity of the Wimsey novels has been attributed to Sayers incorporating contemporary issues into her stories such as advertising, women's education, and veteran's health.
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