Lord Peter Wimsey
（重定向自Wimsey）
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![A Daimler double-six V12 50hp four-door saloon made for Anna Neagle and given her by her husband](/Images/godic/202502/21/Daimler_Double-Six1442.JPG")
![Incunabulum: Lord Peter has a noted collection of early editions of Dante, including an Aldine edition of The Divine Comedy (Whose Body?)](/Images/godic/202502/21/Dante,_Commedia,_1472_-_Bacheca_palazzo_Trinci1442.jpg")
![The cover of Gaudy Night, from the BBC series. Featuring Edward Petherbridge as Lord Peter Wimsey](/Images/godic/202502/21/Petherbridgeaslordwimsey1442.jpg")
Lord Peter Death Bredon Wimsey is a fictional character in a series of detective novels and short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers, in which he solves mysteries—usually murders. A dilettante who solves mysteries for his own amusement, Wimsey is an archetype for the British gentleman detective. Lord Peter is often assisted by his valet and former army colleague Mervyn Bunter, his good friend and future brother in law Inspector/Chief Inspector Charles "Parker Bird" Parker, and later by his future wife Harriet Vane.