Dorothy L. Sayers is the author of novels, short stories, poetry collections, essays, reviews and translations.
Although she was a noted Christian scholar, she is most known for her detective fiction. Born in 1893, she was
one of the first women to be awarded a degree from Oxford University. Her first book featuring Lord Peter Wimsey,
Whose Body?, was published in 1923 and over the next 20 years more novels and short stories about the aristocratic
amateur sleuth appeared. Dorothy L. Sayers is recognized as one of the greatest mystery writers of the 20th century.
Dorothy L. Sayers is recognized as one of the greatest mystery writers of the 20th century. In 1923, Whose
Body?, her first book, featuring the aristocratic amateur sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey, was published, and over
the next 20 years more novels and short stories appeared. All 15 of Sayers' mysteries are available from HarperPaperbacks.
Now there is a new Dorothy L. Sayers novel. A long-lost partial manuscript titled Thrones, Dominions
was discovered last year, and acclaimed mystery writer Jill Paton Walsh has completed it. St. Martin's Press will
publish this book in February. This is a signal publishing event, and HarperCollins congratulates St. Martin's
Press.
We are sure that Thrones, Dominions will delight Sayers' fans and find new ones for her, and in the process
whet appetites for Sayers' other mysteries. A list of these books is attached. In the words of Dorothy L. Sayers
herself, "Murder must advertise." So, in addition to an announcement about Thrones, Dominions
in a recent issue of Publisher's Weekly, the next edition of the HarperCollins mystery newsletter, Deadline,
will include a piece on the Sayers books, as will St. Martin's Press' newsletter, Murder at the Flatiron Building.
HarperCollins will also feature information about the Sayers' backlist on its web page.
Dorothy L. Sayers died in 1957, but her books continue to enthrall readers today. Please help us celebrate the
doyenne of the Golden Age of the Mystery, Dorothy L. Sayers.
Summary
This classic, with a new introduction by Madeleine L'Engle, is by turns an entrancing mediation on language;
a piercing commentary on the nature of art and why so much of what we read, hear, and see falls short; and a brilliant
examination of the fundamental tenets of Christianity. The Mind of the Maker will be relished by those already
in love with Dorothy L. Sayers and those who have not yet met her.
A mystery writer, a witty and perceptive theologian, culture critic, and playwright, Dorothy Sayers sheds new,
unexpected light on a specific set of statements made in the Christian creeds. She examines anew such ideas as
the image of God, the Trinity, free will, and evil, and in these pages a wholly revitalized understanding of them
emerges. The author finds the key in the parallels between the creation of God and the human creative process.
She continually refers to each in a way that illuminates both.
