They Found Him Dead
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They Found Him Dead

by Georgette Heyer

1937•Mystery•312 pages

Taste attributes: mysterycrimeintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA contained mystery, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

Inspectors Hannasyde & Hemingway #3 ONE HEIR AFTER ANOTHER TURNS UP DEAD…. Silas Kane's sixtieth birthday party is marred by argument and dissension amongst his family, and then the next morning, Kane is found dead. The coroner's verdict of death by misadventure would seem to confirm that Silas accidentally lost his way in the fog.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

MysteryCrimeSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

1930sContemporaryPoliceSuspenseEnglandDetective and mystery storiesMurderInvestigation

Details

Author
Georgette Heyer
Published
1937
Pages
312
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