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Fri, 17 February 2012

Dorothy L Sayers and Murder Must Advertise - Five Classic Detective Novels

Another 1930s detective novel about drugs, but with more variety: not just cocaine, but cigarettes and the subjugation of the masses' free will by advertising. Dorothy L Sayers feeds her public's addiction for more Lord Peter Wimsey with Murder Must Advertise, a great novel about murder and treachery in the office lives of advertising executives and high diving in high society. For those who prefer a Daimler to a Ford.

Direct download: Dorothy_L_Sayers_and_Murder_Must_Advertise.mp3
Category:detective fiction -- posted at: 12:30 AM

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