# Dedication explained — Whose Body?

> Chapter companion for Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers.

## What happens

The author dedicates the book to M. J., humorously claiming that the story of Lord Peter Wimsey's investigation would not have been completed without their insistence.

## Character check-ins

### Lord Peter Wimsey

Mentioned as the protagonist whose enquiry was completed thanks to the dedicatee's insistence.

## Key lines

> To M. J. Dear Jim: This book is your fault. If it had not been for your brutal insistence, Lord Peter would never have staggered through to the end of this enquiry.

The author credits M. J. for pushing them to finish the story of Lord Peter's investigation.

_The dedication playfully acknowledges the dedicatee's role in the book's completion._

## Links

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