Gaudy night

by Dorothy L. Sayers

First published 1935 · 469 pages

About this book

Harriet Vane attends her Gaudy (reunion) at Oxford to find a mystery brewing. The first part of the book involves Harriet and the dons (professors) at her college. Lord Peter Wimsey also helps with the investigation by mid-book. The romantic tensions between Harriet and Peter are explored. Gaudy Night is rich with literary allusions and is beautifully written.

  • Fiction
  • Private investigators
  • Harriet Vane (Fictitious character)
  • Women detectives
  • Vane, Harriet (Fictitious character)
  • Large type books
  • Fiction, mystery & detective, general
  • England, fiction

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