Who would kill the perfect gentleman? When Ernest Fletcher is found bludgeoned to death in his study, everyone is shocked and mystified: Ernest was well-liked and respected, so who would have a motive for killing him? Enter Superintendent Hannasyde who, with consummate skill, begins to uncover the complexities of Fletcher's life. It seems the real Fletcher was far from the gentleman he pretended to be. There is, in fact, no shortage of people who wanted him dead. Then, a second murder is committed, giving a grotesque ...
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Who would kill the perfect gentleman? When Ernest Fletcher is found bludgeoned to death in his study, everyone is shocked and mystified: Ernest was well-liked and respected, so who would have a motive for killing him? Enter Superintendent Hannasyde who, with consummate skill, begins to uncover the complexities of Fletcher's life. It seems the real Fletcher was far from the gentleman he pretended to be. There is, in fact, no shortage of people who wanted him dead. Then, a second murder is committed, giving a grotesque twist to a very unusual case, and Hannasyde realises he's up against a killer on a mission....
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A must for Heyer fans. The murder happens in the first pages. There are really only 9 suspects to track, so you won't need to take notes (as I find necessary with most of Heyer's mysteries) to solve the case. The mystery is fair; clues abound. To me, the test was not to guess the murderer, but to identify the weapon and the motive. I'll say no more.
Enjoy!
Dutchess
Dec 11, 2008
Heyer Has a Deft Hand at Murder
Georgette Heyer's Inspector Hannasyde heads an interesting investigation with a cast of police who are hot on the trial of every clue. Heyer's characters are wonderful and her villians are usually the victims. A good read.
rosel
Sep 19, 2008
Certainly not the sharpest
I usually enjoy Georgette Heyer mysteries, enlivened by the sparkling wit of this author,who is,of course, better known for her Regency romances.However, this one failed for me on several fronts. The victim, for instance, is described as a ' well-liked ' man-about-Town. Liked by whom, one might ask? We have no chance to find out what he is like,anyway,as he is already bumped off as the novel begins. Add some tiresomely brittle banter every few pages between a particularly charmless main character and his very unlikely girlfriend, plus an ultra-religious policeman,who constantly spouts Biblical expressions [How did he remain in the force?] and you end up not caring very much who the murderer is. The killer is telegraphed before the end, anyway.A great disappointment, though the murderer is certainly not who the investigating detectives, Hemingway and Hannasyde,suspect.
