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A blunt instrument by georgette heyer, paperback barnes. Fletchers nottoocommendable life is ended by a blow from that most useful object a blunt instrument. Ordinarily, this would make me think less of heyers writing abilities, but in this case, her hiding the murderer in plain sight actually causes the reader to second guess themselves. A blunt instrument country house mysteries 9781402218002 by heyer, georgette and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Her last book, my lord john, was published posthumously in 1975. It shows off heyer s skill in creating characters that make the reader interested in the story. A blunt instrument by georgette heyer a copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a blunt instrument inspector hannasyde book 4. Georgette heyer 19021974 wrote 57 bestselling novels over the course of a career that spanned more than 50 years, yet she is perhaps one of the most overlooked authors of the 20th century. A blunt instrument by georgette heyer, 1966, bantam books edition, paperback in english a blunt instrument 1966 edition open library. She paints such a vivid picture of the social culture of the time period that it becomes an element of the story. A blunt instrument has to be one of the most droll and entertaining of heyers mysteries. Although i havent read any of the others, based on this book, it would appear that the detective character is actually a supernumerary. A blunt instrument was the fourth and last in the superintendent hannasyde mysteries.
Book 5 georgette heyer author 2009 powder and patch historical romances series book 6 georgette heyer author 2010 a blunt instrument country house mystery series book 7 georgette heyer author 2019 page 1 of 4 showing 1 48 of 188 next. Apr 11, 2016 a blunt instrument georgette heyer when i was looking for something to read for the 1938 book club i though it might be interesting to see what georgette heyer produced in that year and what it could tell me about 1938 generally. Buy a blunt instrument 1st by heyer, georgette isbn. A blunt instrument audiobook georgette heyer audible. A blunt instrument book by georgette heyer available.
Georgette heyer later formed a series based around the secondary character of sergeant hemingway. I love georgette heyer books, especially the mysteries, and a blunt instrument is my favorite heyer mystery. Luckily one of the two books she published in 1938 the other is royal escape which i might get to later in the. A blunt instrument by heyer, georgette and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This page lists only miss heyers 52 books that are currently in print.
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During her childhood, the family lived also in paris, france, but they returned to england before world war i. Heyer published 56 books over the next 53 years, until her death from lung cancer in 1974. A legend in her time, british author georgette heyer was well known for her legacy building up the historical romance genre as a whole. Ranks alongside such incomparable whodunnit authors as christie, marsh, tey, and allingham. Written november 9, 20144 12 stars magnificently adventurous, fun and romantic in a still strong 1930s preregencydevils cub is an quite old romance novel from 1932 by georgette heyer. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Her first novel, the black moth, published in 1921, was written at the age of seventeen to amuse her convalescent brother.
Also a successful author of detective fiction, heyer was born in wimbledon, england in 1902. It shows off heyers skill in creating characters that make the reader interested in the story. She is a prolific author, having at least one novel published each year for most of her career. Unfortunately for superintendent hannasyde, the deceased is andrew vereker, a man hated by nearly everyone, especially his odd and unhelpful family members. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A blunt instrument country house mysteries georgette heyer on. This one appeared in 1938 and it features the murder of manabouttown ernest fletcher. A blunt instrument by georgette heyer penguin books new.
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