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Which British writer created the aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey, a mainstay of Golden Age detective fiction?
Answer
Dorothy L. Sayers
Dorothy L. Sayers introduced Lord Peter Wimsey in her 1923 novel 'Whose Body?' and continued the series through the 1930s, making him one of the era's defining detective characters.
💡 Did you know?
Dorothy L. Sayers, creator of Lord Peter Wimsey, earned more money from detective fiction than from all her academic and religious writings combined.
Other options people guess
- Agatha Christie
- Ngaio Marsh
- Margery Allingham
Topics
- detective-fiction
- golden-age
- mystery
- authors
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