A review by proust_mobile
Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers

4.5

This one's for the real Wimsey-heads. It feels like a conscious return to the outright comedy of the first two novels in the series, and a lot of the humor could be lost on readers not already familiar with Lord Peter. But as a fan, this novel is such a gift. It's got a barely incognito detective getting too invested in his fake job, heapfulls of ridiculous workplace politics, the entire advertising industry treated as farce, and the kind of slapstick murder that the book reassures you that you do not have to feel sad about. Sayers even dips her toes into noir for the first (only?) time with a plot about seedy drug runners and reckless socialites. An unexpectedly chilling ending caps off this excellent entry in the series.