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Vorsicht, Gift!
Vorsicht, Gift! | Georgette Heyer
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England, 1930: Als der bergewichtige Lord Gregory Matthews eines Morgens leblos in seinem Bett aufgefunden wird, fhrt sein Leibarzt den Tod zunchst auf einen Herzfehler und das fette Essen am Vorabend zurck. Aber Gregorys Schwester zweifelt daran, dass ihr Bruder eines natrlichen Todes starb. Superintendent Hannasyde und Inspektor Hemingway von Scotland Yard beginnen zu ermitteln. Rasch stellt sich heraus, dass fast jedes Familienmitglied einen Grund hatte, den alten Tyrannen vorzeitig ins Jenseits zu befrdern. Aber dann geschieht ein weiterer Mord, der alle bisherigen Theorien der Detektive zunichte macht ... Ein Festessen - vor allem fr Fans des klassischen britischen Krimis.
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CarolynM
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Another twisty golden age detective story that kept me guessing right to the end. Most enjoyable.

mabell Randall! 🐍❤️ 2y
CarolynM @mabell 🤣 Yes, indeed! But I sort of got Stella's point 😉 2y
Cathythoughts Sounds good ! I must try one of these 👍🏻 2y
LeahBergen This sounds fun. 👍 2y
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Gillyreads
Behold, Here's Poison | Georgette Heyer
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All done 🎉 so ready for bed now #24in48

Megabooks Woo hoo!! 🥳🎉🥳 5y
Gillyreads @megabooks thanks 😊 5y
Andrew65 Wow! 🍾🥂🥳 5y
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KaraDunn
Behold, Here's Poison | Georgette Heyer
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This is the first Heyer mystery I‘ve tried. The mystery didn‘t exactly have me on the edge of my seat, but her absurd characters and sparkling dialogue more than made up for it.

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mabell
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Just finished a reread of this excellent Heyer mystery. I came across this used paperback with an entirely anachronistic cover, so I thought I would make sure the contents were the same.

They were. 😂

If you have never read a Georgette Heyer mystery, A. I highly recommend them, and B. There is no wrong one to start with (except Penhallow 👎)

That being said, They Found Him Dead is a solid choice.

LeahBergen Look at her pantsuit! 😂 7y
MaureenMc I totally dig her hair - it's like the Dorothy Hamill with a flip. 👍 7y
mabell @LeahBergen @MaureenMc Oh yes, it's quite an ensemble! 😂 7y
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C.a.r.o
Vorsicht, Gift! | Georgette Heyer
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Gerade richtig für den Sonntagnachmittag über die Onleihe bekommen: Golden Age Crime Novel (klingt schöner als Häkel-Krimi)

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mabell
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As always, this Georgette Heyer mystery is filled with "characters" - these in particular taken to extremes of quirkiness that are both believable and exasperating. Not to forget the piquant anti-hero, like many Heyer male main characters, suave to perfection. A terrific puzzler forms the backdrop.