The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba

by Dorothy L. Sayers

Genres: Mystery, Short Stories

48 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2003

About the author

The detective stories of well-known British writer Dorothy Leigh Sayers mostly feature the amateur investigator Lord Peter Wimsey; she also translated the Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri.

This renowned author and Christian humanist studied classical and modern languages.

Her best known mysteries, a series of short novels, set between World War I and World War II, feature an English aristocrat and amateur sleuth. She is also known for her plays and essays.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy...

Reviews

[Andy Weston · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect for anyone interested in a delve into the work of Sayers, and her detective, Lord Peter Wimsey, who would feature in 11 novels and 21 shorter stories during her career.

This is an entertaining adventure that has him thwarting a secret society. It requires of course that one suspends disbelief, but there’s nothing wrong with that if it’s appealing enough.

It aired on a CBS radio show called Suspense in August 1942. Suspense was to run for 22 years and 945 episodes. Many episodes can be found online. This also has an excellent reading on the Classic Detective Stories podcast.

[Meg · Rating 2 out of 5]

A bizarre short story where Lord Peter fakes his death so he can infiltrate a gang where he collects intel on them for 2 years. When he is caught as a traitor, he sets a trap for the leader of the gang to get trapped in his safe and only Lord Peter can save him by using his voice to spring the lock. Too much secret society for my taste.

[F Gato · Rating 4 out of 5]

So much fun!

[Mrs. Lynn Olson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'd give it six stars if I could.

[Serena · Rating 4 out of 5]

My Rating System:
* couldn't finish, ** wouldn't recommend, *** would recommend, **** would read again, ***** have read again.

I enjoyed the characters, and their world and hope I get the chance to read the story again and/or to read more within the series.