num_pages: 351
description: The mystery writer Harriet Vane, recovering from an unhappy love affair and its aftermath, seeks solace on a barren beach -- deserted but for the body of a bearded young man with his throat cut.From the moment she photographs the corpse, which soon disappears with the tide, she is puzzled by a mystery that might have been suicide, murder or a political plot. With the appearance of her dear friend Lord Peter Wimsey, she finds a reason for detective pursuit -- as only the two of them can pursue it.
language: English
title: Have His Carcase
titlecomplete: Have His Carcase
characters: Lord Peter Death Bredon Wimsey, Harriet Vane, Inspector Umpelty, William Bright, Mrs. Weldon, Paul Alexis, Henry Weldon, Bright
genres: Classics, British Literature, Historical, Mystery, Detective, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 16343
places: Wilvercombe
series: Lord Peter Wimsey Chronological, Lord Peter Wimsey
publisher: Avon