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Behold, Here's Poison (Hardcover)

by Georgette Heyer (Author)
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  • Hardcover
  • Publisher: Amereon Ltd (Oct 1983)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0891906398
  • ISBN-13: 978-0891906391
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 14.6 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,865,383 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Georgette Heyer's brilliant and highly acclaimed series of detective novels, now in a handsome new package --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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When Gregory Matthews, patriarch of the Poplars is found dead one morning, imperious Aunt Harriet blames it on the roast duck he ate for supper, after all, she had warned him about his blood pressure. But a post-mortem determines that the cause of death is much more sinister. Murder. By poison.

Suspicion falls immediately amongst his bitter, quarrelsome family.Each has a motive; each, opportunity. It falls to Superintendent Hannasyde to sift through all the secrets and lies and discover just who killed Gregory Matthews, before the killer strikes again…

'Miss 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

Crime & Mystery
Arrow Books --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Heyer at her very best, 5 Jan 2001
By Rachael Abbott (Yorkshire, England) - See all my reviews
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I have long been a reader of Georgette Heyer's period romances and was surprised to learn she also wrote 'modern' (well 1920ish) crime novels. In my opinion this is the best of all her books.

With practically all her crime novels the most fascinating thing is not just who did it but how they did it. The method in this book isn't as ingenious as some of her other novels but I'd bet you never guess it.

The basic plot is that the obnoxious Gregory Matthews is dead but was he murdered or did he die of heart failure? If it was murder who did it? As in so many of these books, practically everyone has a motive for wanting him out of the way.

What places this book above so many similar ones are the wonderful characters from the oh-so saintly Zoe Matthews to her supercilious nephew Randall. I especially love Randall Matthews, described at one point as 'an amiable snake' - who says exactly what he pleases to everyone, especially his family.

If you like fiendishly clever plotting, a wonderful cast of characters and a practically unguessable ending then this is the book for you. If you have long been a fan of Heyer's romances and are unsure whether you'll like her crime novels let me reassure you they are just as amusing and charming as everything else she wrote.

This book is an absolute delight fom start to finish.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun - crying out for a tv dramatisation, 8 May 2006
By David Morley (Brighton, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Behold, Here's Poison (Paperback)
I'd never read a detective novel and picked this up by chance (the camp cover doesn't really match the plot). It's great fun, wonderfully written and is like reading a Sunday evening tv whodunnit. The sotry was written in 1936 and is set for the main part in a middle class family home. The characters are all interesting and many of them have a motive. You won't guess the ending but it is belivable!
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4.0 out of 5 stars clever development, 28 Mar 2009
By Mrs. Rina Ben-Ami (North London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Behold, Here's Poison (Paperback)
Georgette Heyer A Blunt instrument

Story well developed. No obvious clues given in early chapters.
Although a murder story, she does not make a feature of gory detail.Nearly sll the characters have motives, but the climax is woven in near the end.
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