Whose Body?: A Lord Peter Wimsey Novel | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Lord Peter Wimsey - This character, the protagonist, makes a hobby of criminal investigations.

Mervyn Bunter - This character's speciality is photography.

Parker - This character is an inspector from Scotland Yard and a good friend of the protagonist.

Sir Reuben Levy - This character is a financier who disappears suddenly.

Inspector Sugg - This character is in charge of the case of the body in the bathtub.

Alfred Thipps - This character is an architect who lives in the apartment where a dead body is discovered in the bathtub.

Mrs. Thipps -...
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