Strong Poison

Dorothy L. Sayers' 1930 novel that changes everything for Lord Peter Wimsey: mystery novelist Harriet Vane stands trial for poisoning her former lover, and as Wimsey watches her in the dock, he falls in love — and races the hangman's clock to prove her innocence.

This is a U.S. public-domain edition (entered the public domain in the United States in 2026, 95 years after first publication). It may still be under copyright in other countries.