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Strong Poison
First edition
AuthorDorothy L. Sayers
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesLord Peter Wimsey
GenreMystery novel
PublisherGollancz[1]
Publication date
1930[1]
Media typePrint
Pages288[1]
Preceded byThe Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club 
Followed byThe Five Red Herrings 

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.

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