num_pages: 448
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, Inspector Umpelty, Mrs. Weldon, Henry Weldon, William Bright, Harriet Vane, Bright, Paul Alexis
genres: Historical, 20th Century, Crime, Classics, Mystery Thriller, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Detective, Mystery, British Literature
ratings_count: 16341
places: Wilvercombe
series: Lord Peter Wimsey Chronological, Lord Peter Wimsey
publisher: HarperCollins