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Have His Carcase is a 1932 detective novel by Dorothy L. Sayers featuring Lord Peter Wimsey and mystery writer Harriet Vane. While walking along the English coast, Harriet discovers the body of a man whose throat has been cut, but the tide complicates preservation of the physical evidence. Wimsey joins her investigation, and the pair examine questions of identity, timing, motive, and coded correspondence while their developing personal relationship remains part of the story.
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Have His Carcase ranks #67 of 183 in the Detective Novel ranking, behind The Sign of the Four, ahead of Maigret and the Dead Girl.
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Why is Harriet Vane on the beach in Have His Carcase?
Harriet is taking a solitary walking holiday when she discovers a man with his throat cut on an isolated beach. The incoming tide and unusual condition of the body make preserving and interpreting evidence difficult.
Who is the dead man in Have His Carcase?
The victim is Paul Alexis, a professional dance partner at a nearby hotel. His romantic claims and Russian ancestry become important parts of the investigation.
Does Have His Carcase continue Lord Peter Wimsey's relationship with Harriet Vane?
Yes. It follows Strong Poison, in which Wimsey clears Harriet of murder, and reunites them as investigative partners while she continues resisting his marriage proposals.
What kind of puzzle drives the solution in Have His Carcase?
The case depends heavily on timing, tides, alibis and a coded message. Dorothy L. Sayers gives the code-solving process an unusually detailed role in the 1932 novel.
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