978-0099493730
Really very good book. A nice little murder, Pot loads of likely suspects. Very likeable hero and heroine with a pleasant romance thrown in.
Plot: Unpleasant mans fortunately early demise
Whimsical heroine all dewy eyes
Multiple suspects - motives no surprise
Pleasantly astute detective eventually sees through lies
Characters: Hero, Heroine, irascible victim - i do find it satisfying when nasty people are bumped off, multiple secondaries of varying degrees of annoya-bility (it's a word now)
What to love: The set up is good. The murderer reasonably unexpected and the structure excellent.
What to loathe: Sometimes you don't know whether to care more about the romance or the murder. On my dumber days ( of which there are many) I get a little bit frazzled by a split focus in a story. I think it is more a me thing than a story thing
Buy, Borrow or Bin: Buy - Really very good - and worth reading again even when you know who has done it.
If this book was a drink it would be: . A glass of iced milk. I love iced milk and often crave it so this is a good thing.
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Sunday, 30 March 2008
Duplicate Death by Georgette Heyer
ISBN: 978-0755108855
This was surprisingly fab. I am a dedicated reader of Heyers Regency Romances (who isn't? - my hubby like Infamous Army and I love him the more for it!!! ) . Due to Regency love I put off reading her thrilers until reaching this advanced age - what a mistake to make!! This book is a mildly demented mix of Agatha Christie and Jane Austen - brilliant stuff...
Plot: Dope: There is a neat drugs sub plot
Rope: Well wire actually - the instrument of death
Hope: Wronged woman - righted
Characters: Brilliant Detective. Fab heroes and Heroines and wonderfully souless side characters who you are always hoping will be gruesomely bumped off.
What to love: Really rather lovely characters. Humourously drawn - by turns gentle and quite wicked. Heyers gift for the cruel caricature is used to its upmost.
What to loathe: Hideously casual homophobia - fairly typical off the time but quite jarring to read. Sort of jolts you out of the book and sympathy with the characters.
Buy, Borrow or Bin: Buy - Really very good - and worth reading again even when you know who has done it.
If this book was a drink it would be: Home made spicy hot chocolate - mostly lovely but sometimes you end up drinking the nasty dregs and it can spoil your love for the whole.
On the Georgette Heyer Site
This was surprisingly fab. I am a dedicated reader of Heyers Regency Romances (who isn't? - my hubby like Infamous Army and I love him the more for it!!! ) . Due to Regency love I put off reading her thrilers until reaching this advanced age - what a mistake to make!! This book is a mildly demented mix of Agatha Christie and Jane Austen - brilliant stuff...
Plot: Dope: There is a neat drugs sub plot
Rope: Well wire actually - the instrument of death
Hope: Wronged woman - righted
Characters: Brilliant Detective. Fab heroes and Heroines and wonderfully souless side characters who you are always hoping will be gruesomely bumped off.
What to love: Really rather lovely characters. Humourously drawn - by turns gentle and quite wicked. Heyers gift for the cruel caricature is used to its upmost.
What to loathe: Hideously casual homophobia - fairly typical off the time but quite jarring to read. Sort of jolts you out of the book and sympathy with the characters.
Buy, Borrow or Bin: Buy - Really very good - and worth reading again even when you know who has done it.
If this book was a drink it would be: Home made spicy hot chocolate - mostly lovely but sometimes you end up drinking the nasty dregs and it can spoil your love for the whole.
On the Georgette Heyer Site
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