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Dates: during 1923-1923
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...respectable little London architect wakes up one morning to dis- cover the body of an unknown Israelite, nude except for a pair of gold pince-nez, in his bathtub. Whose body? And who is responsible for its presence there? The police, as usual, bungle the matter, but Lord Peter Wimsey, a delightfully indolent young clubman, assisted by the usual Watson and a splendidly upstage butler named Bunter, at last discovers the solution not only to this problem but others involving much mystery and confusion. The best thing of its kind since The Red House Mystery. MY FRIEND FROM LIMOUSIN...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Good Books: Jun. 18, 1923 | 6/18/1923 | See Source »

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