Brought to you by Penguin. Second to none in her ability to make detective stories, Georgette Heyer is queen of the genre. It is a complete mystery why anyone would choose to murder the trusted old butler of Norton Manor. Barrister turned amateur detective, Frank Amberley, has reason to suspect that the shooting involves the nervy young lady discovered at the scene of the crime, a snooping gentleman in the halls of Greythorne and then a second dead body. A dramatic tale of upstairs, downstairs and family secrets. (c) ...
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Brought to you by Penguin. Second to none in her ability to make detective stories, Georgette Heyer is queen of the genre. It is a complete mystery why anyone would choose to murder the trusted old butler of Norton Manor. Barrister turned amateur detective, Frank Amberley, has reason to suspect that the shooting involves the nervy young lady discovered at the scene of the crime, a snooping gentleman in the halls of Greythorne and then a second dead body. A dramatic tale of upstairs, downstairs and family secrets. (c) Georgette Heyer 1973 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
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Wonderful golden age of mystery. Nods to PG Wodehouse (they
were a mutual admiration society) and generally brilliant. One of her best.
Grace2133
May 26, 2009
Great Mystery
I have absolutely no experience with mysteries. None whatsoever. I have had Agatha Christie's books on my shelves for years but have never touched them even though I keep telling myself I should. I figured that if I was going to skip over Agatha I might as well start with Georgette Heyer. She is, after all, the regency author I love the most after Jane Austen.
I was a bit apprehensive when I picked this up that I would miss some of the nuances that other readers more familiar with this type of mystery might pick up on. That was not the case. I found Why Shoot A Butler? to be a witty and funny novel. It seemed to be a satire. I loved the humor and sarcasm. It took me a few pages to catch on to the humor but I finally did. I thought that Frank Amberley and Shirley Brown were awesome characters. Their interplay was amazing and enough to keep me interested in the novel. There were also a bunch of twists and turns and surprises.
There were points in the middle of the novel that I sort of lost interest in the story and the mystery. I found my mind wandering as I was reading. That rarely happens with me. The interest returned in the last bit of the book but I can't help but feel that the middle section of the novel was a bit weak for me. It could also be because I was reading this part of the book on the subway, during rush hour, on a Friday. This is a novel that should be read on a comfy chair, drinking a cup of hot tea and preferably, with as little noise as possible.
The Sourcebooks edition is really great. It is a smaller edition. Almost like a little pocket paperback. The cover image is also really beautiful. Sourcebooks is doing a really great job bringing back this Georgette Heyer books.
lillielsch78
Apr 23, 2009
Another good book by this author
This is a mystery and very entertaining. The neighbor to the butler who was murdered, gives the police fits. While they try to solve the murder, he goes ahead and works on it by himself while leading the police a merry chase. Very good in the laugh department.
GeorgieHey
Apr 24, 2007
Story Noir
This is not, according to my tastes, one of Georgette Heyer's best efforts. To me, the joy of reading Heyer are her sparkling drawing room conversations. In this novel she works more on the effect of gloomy foreboding and hidden motives and there is little of the subtle verbal sniping which enables the reader to believe that he or she is privy to the most delicious and exclusive joke. However, reading Heyer serves the aspiring writer because it helps said writer in making the sorts of choices that might work best for one's particular writing style and tastes. One of Heyer's great strengths, again according to my prejudices, are her engaging characters, and Heyer seems not to have yet achieved her great skills in character development, even though her earliest efforts are far better than my stumbling creations. Nevertheless, writers will find it helpful to see the contrast between the character development of her earlier works with her later works.
