# Lord Peter Views the Body — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Lord Peter Views the Body by Dorothy L. Sayers.

- [The Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_peter_views_the_body_se/chapters/the-abominable-history-of-the-man-with-copper-fingers.md): At the Egotists' Club, Lord Peter Wimsey and other members share strange personal anecdotes. Guest Varden begins a tale about a mysterious warning he received in New York from a monocled stranger, who claimed that the sc
- [The Entertaining Episode of the Article in Question](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_peter_views_the_body_se/chapters/the-entertaining-episode-of-the-article-in-question.md): Lord Peter Wimsey's insatiable curiosity leads him to investigate a suspicious couple at the Gare St. Lazare, whose argument over missing tickets reveals a deeper criminal plot. Using his wits and Bunter's assistance, he
- [The Fascinating Problem of Uncle Meleager’s Will](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_peter_views_the_body_se/chapters/the-fascinating-problem-of-uncle-meleager-s-will.md): Lord Peter Wimsey is recruited by his sister Mary to help Hannah Marryat find the missing will of her eccentric uncle, Meleager Finch, who left a fortune to the Primrose League unless a later will can be discovered. The 
- [The Fantastic Horror of the Cat in the Bag](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_peter_views_the_body_se/chapters/the-fantastic-horror-of-the-cat-in-the-bag.md): Lord Peter Wimsey recounts a high-speed motorcycle chase along the Great North Road, which leads to the recovery of a mysterious bag and the arrest of Philip Storey for the murder of his wife.
- [The Unprincipled Affair of the Practical Joker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_peter_views_the_body_se/chapters/the-unprincipled-affair-of-the-practical-joker.md): Mrs. Ruyslaender, desperate to recover a stolen diamond necklace before her husband's return, seeks Lord Peter Wimsey's help at the Magnifical hotel. She reveals that Paul Melville stole the necklace and a compromising p

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- [The Undignified Melodrama of the Bone of Contention](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_peter_views_the_body_se/chapters/the-undignified-melodrama-of-the-bone-of-contention.md)
- [The Vindictive Story of the Footsteps That Ran](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_peter_views_the_body_se/chapters/the-vindictive-story-of-the-footsteps-that-ran.md)
- [The Bibulous Business of a Matter of Taste](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_peter_views_the_body_se/chapters/the-bibulous-business-of-a-matter-of-taste.md)
- [The Learned Adventure of the Dragon's Head](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_peter_views_the_body_se/chapters/the-learned-adventure-of-the-dragon-s-head.md)
- [The Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_peter_views_the_body_se/chapters/the-piscatorial-farce-of-the-stolen-stomach.md)
- [The Unsolved Puzzle of the Man with No Face](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_peter_views_the_body_se/chapters/the-unsolved-puzzle-of-the-man-with-no-face.md)
- [The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_peter_views_the_body_se/chapters/the-adventurous-exploit-of-the-cave-of-ali-baba.md)
- [Solution to the Crossword in Uncle Mealager’s Will](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_peter_views_the_body_se/chapters/solution-to-the-crossword-in-uncle-mealager-s-will.md)
- [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_peter_views_the_body_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations.md)

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