Dorothy L Sayers' amateur sleuth returns in this collection of three stories featuring a brand new introduction A must-read for fans of the inimitable Lord Peter Wimsey as well Agatha Christie's Poirot & Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries Three of Lord Peter Wimsey's most baffling cases demonstrate his unique detection skills at their most spectacular The engima of a house numbered thirteen in a street of even numbers; an indignant child accused of theft a dream about a game of chess that uncovers the true story behind a violent death Each of the stories introduces a different side of the twentieth century's most ingenious detective hero & this book also features a biographical essay by Janet Hitchman Sayers' first biographer