Lord Peter Views the Body, first published in 1928, was the first collection of short stories about Lord Peter Wimsey by Dorothy L. Sayers. All of them were included in the later complete collections, although some of these early works are generally considered to be below par.

Contents

  • "The Abominable History of the Man with the Copper Fingers"
  • "The Entertaining Episode of the Article in Question"
  • "The Fascinating Problem of Uncle Meleager's Will"
  • "The Fantastic Horror of the Cat in the Bag"
  • "The Unprincipled Affair of the Practical Joker"
  • "The Undignified Melodrama of the Bone of Contention"
  • "The Vindictive Story of the Footsteps that Ran"
  • "The Bibulous Business of a Matter of Taste"
  • "The Learned Adventure of the Dragon's Head"
  • "The Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach"
  • "The Unsolved Puzzle of the Man With No Face"
  • "The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba"