Tragedy befalls the Carter family following an eventful visit from a Russian prince and a scandalous blackmail letter. The murder of Wally Carter generates a bewildering mystery - how does one shoot a man crossing a narrow bridge without being near the murder weapon when it is fired? The superlatively analytical Inspector Hemingway reveals his unnerving talent for solving a fiendish problem. (20040922)
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Praise for Georgette Heyer's mystery novels:
'We had better start ranking Heyer alongside such incomparable whodunit authors as Christie, Marsh, Tey and Allingham' (San Francisco Chronicle )
'Rarely have we seen humour and mystery so perfectly blended' (New York Times )
'Sharp, clear and witty' (The New Yorker )
'Heyer's characters and dialogue are an abiding delight to me ... I have seldom met people to whom I have taken so violent a fancy from the word "Go"' (Dorothy L. Sayers )
'We had better start ranking Heyer alongside such incomparable whodunit authors as Christie, Marsh, Tey and Allingham' (San Francisco Chronicle )
'Rarely have we seen humour and mystery so perfectly blended' (New York Times )
'Sharp, clear and witty' (The New Yorker )
'Heyer's characters and dialogue are an abiding delight to me ... I have seldom met people to whom I have taken so violent a fancy from the word "Go"' (Dorothy L. Sayers )
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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This is the first Georgette Heyer mystery I've read - even though I've read all her historical novels - and I'm impressed. Wally Carter seems a not particularly likeable guy though nothing really bad is known against him. He lives with his wife - the well off Ermyntrude, step daughter Vicky and Cousin Mary. They couple have many friends and acquaintances in the nearby village.
There is some friction between Ermyntrude and her husband chiefly because of his friends, who she dislikes, and his excessive drinking. Wally doesn't like his wife's house guest - the dubious Russian Prince Alexis and suspects him of designs on his wife and her money.
The plot is complex and there are many suspects - all of whom have a motive for wishing the victim dead and nearly all of whom have the opportunity to carry out the killing. The dialogue is crisp and amusing and the characters are well drawn and interesting. Unlike some crime novels there is only one murder so the reader doesn't get the chance to whittle down the suspects in that way. The local CID are baffled and Scotland Yard are soon called in, in the person of Inspector Hemingway - who sees further through a brick wall than most.
As might be expected of a book written during the Golden Age of British detective fiction the book is well written and the dialogue always convincing as are the plot and the characters. If you like your crime novels with little or no violence then this is one worth trying.
There is some friction between Ermyntrude and her husband chiefly because of his friends, who she dislikes, and his excessive drinking. Wally doesn't like his wife's house guest - the dubious Russian Prince Alexis and suspects him of designs on his wife and her money.
The plot is complex and there are many suspects - all of whom have a motive for wishing the victim dead and nearly all of whom have the opportunity to carry out the killing. The dialogue is crisp and amusing and the characters are well drawn and interesting. Unlike some crime novels there is only one murder so the reader doesn't get the chance to whittle down the suspects in that way. The local CID are baffled and Scotland Yard are soon called in, in the person of Inspector Hemingway - who sees further through a brick wall than most.
As might be expected of a book written during the Golden Age of British detective fiction the book is well written and the dialogue always convincing as are the plot and the characters. If you like your crime novels with little or no violence then this is one worth trying.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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How do you shoot someone without being anywhere near the murder-weapon? This is the mystery facing Inspector Hemingway when he begins the investigation into the death of Wally Carter. There is no shortage of suspects: his wife, who finances his hare-brained schemes and has admirers a-plenty; his stepdaughter, who had little respect for his profligate ways, and the exiled Russian - actually Georgian - Prince, who would be happy to be married to such a beautiful, and wealthy, woman as Mrs Carter. Then there are the neighbours and other locals, many of whom had reason to wish Wally out of the way.
As usual, Ms Heyer brings her superb gift for characterisation to bear on a varied cast of potential suspects: fortune-hunting princes who may, or may not, be all they seem; grieving family who may not have too much to grieve about; and, as always, the investigating detectives, of varying degrees of perspicacity. There are clues as to how the crime was committed, and by whom, but Heyer's usual mastery of the story-telling art keeps the reader engaged until the last page.
As usual, Ms Heyer brings her superb gift for characterisation to bear on a varied cast of potential suspects: fortune-hunting princes who may, or may not, be all they seem; grieving family who may not have too much to grieve about; and, as always, the investigating detectives, of varying degrees of perspicacity. There are clues as to how the crime was committed, and by whom, but Heyer's usual mastery of the story-telling art keeps the reader engaged until the last page.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By marianne
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Well drawn characters in a 'agatha christe' style which kept you guessing right up to the last chapter.Not awesome but still a good read.
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