#134 in Crime & mystery
Strong Poison
- 261
- Pages
- about 5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Strong Poison” holds a special place among the Lord Peter Wimsey novels, as the one that introduces Harriet Vane. Dorothy L. Sayers keeps the mood light and adventurous despite the murder at its heart. Some readers come away torn, delighted by parts of it and irritated by others. It is the fifth Wimsey mystery and the natural place to meet Harriet.
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About the book
Strong Poison is a 1930 mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, her fifth featuring Lord Peter Wimsey and the first in which Harriet Vane appears.
Reading order · Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries
Full order & progress →- Whose Body?Start here
7.47.4 / 10 - Clouds of Witness
7.67.6 / 10 - Unnatural Death
7.67.6 / 10 - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
7.77.7 / 10 - Strong PoisonThis book
7.87.8 / 10 - Five Red Herrings
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–Not ranked yet - Gaudy Night
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 67 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 31% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.3 | 6 | 9% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 61 | 91% |
Frequently asked
How long is Strong Poison?
It has 261 pages — shorter than 89% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
In this book
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