Hangman's Holiday

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Hangman's Holiday [1] is a collection of short stories, mostly murder mysteries, by Dorothy L. Sayers. This collection, the ninth in the Lord Peter Wimsey series, was first published by Gollancz in 1933, [2] and has been reprinted a number of times since, for example the 1995 paperback: ISBN   978-0-06-104362-8).

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References

  1. "Hangman's Holiday". www.fadedpage.com. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  2. "Hangman's holiday. | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 30 September 2024.

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