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A Blunt Instrument by Georgette Heyer
Category: Fiction | Series: Country House Mysteries Ser.
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? Superintendent Hannasyde, with consummate skill, uncovers one dirty little secret a ...Show more
Behold, Here's Poison by Georgette Heyer
Category: Crime Fiction | Series: Country House Mysteries Ser.
Uncle Gregory died just after consuming a duck dinner. But his relatives didn't mourn, because he was a dreadful old man. Then the coroner's report shows that Uncle Gregory was poisoned, and his relatives begin to eye each other with suspicion. Now Scotland Yard's Inspector Hannasyde must discover whodu ...Show more
Duplicate Death by Georgette Heyer
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Country House Mysteries Ser.
Double the murder means double the stakes in this Golden Age mystery from Georgette HeyerInspector Hemingway has his work cut out for him when a seemingly civilized game of Duplicate Bridge leads to a double murder. The crimes seem identical, but were they carried out by the same hand? Things become eve ...Show more
Envious Casca by Georgette Heyer
Category: Fiction | Series: Country House Mysteries Ser.
'Tis the season--to be dead... A holiday party takes on a sinister aspect when the colorful assortment of guests discovers there is a killer in their midst. The owner of the substantial estate, that old Scrooge Nathaniel Herriard, is found stabbed in the back. While the delicate matter of inheritance co ...Show more
No Wind of Blame by Georgette Heyer
Category: Fiction | Series: Country House Mysteries Ser.
"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 ...Show more
Penhallow by Georgette Heyer
Category: Fiction | Series: Country House Mysteries Ser.
Miss Heyer's characters act and speak with an ease and conviction that is as refreshing as it is rare in the ordinary mystery novel.--Times Literary Supplement A family tyrant whose murder has shocking and far-reaching consequences... Hated for his cruel and vicious nature, yet ruling his family with ...Show more
They Found Him Dead by Georgette Heyer
Category: Fiction | Series: Country House Mysteries Ser.
Georgette Heyer's brilliant and highly acclaimed series of detective novels, now in a handsome new package The sixtieth birthday party of Silas Kane was marred by argument and dissension amongst his family. And then, the morning after the celebrations, Kane is found dead at the foot of a cliff. The the ...Show more
Why Shoot a Butler? by Georgette Heyer
Category: Fiction | Series: Country House Mysteries Ser.
A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller!Miss Heyer's characters and dialogue are an abiding delight to me. --Dorothy L. SayersEvery family has secrets, but the Fountains' are turning deadly?On a dark night, along a lonely country road, barrister Frank Amberley stops to help a young lady in distress a ...Show more
Why Shoot a Butler? by Georgette Heyer
Category: Fiction | Series: Country House Mysteries Ser.
"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 Greytho ...Show more
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