Behold, Here's Poison
by Georgette Heyer
Taste attributes: crimedramamysterythrillerdetectivehistoricalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeWeighty and original: a smart crime novel, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.4 / 5
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About This Book
Inspectors Hannasyde & Hemingway #2 When Gregory Matthews, patriarch of the Poplars, is found dead one morning, imperious Aunt Harriet blames it on the roast duck he ate for supper. After all, she had warned him about his blood pressure. But a post-mortem determines the cause of death as murder by poison. Suspicion falls immediately amongst his bitter, quarrelsome family. Each has a motive; each, opportunity.
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- Author
- Georgette Heyer
- Published
- 1936
- Pages
- 312
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- Open Library
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