Behold, Here's Poison - Hardcover

Heyer, Georgette

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0891906398 ISBN 13: 9780891906391

Publisher: Amereon Ltd, 1983

Synopsis

"Experience Georgette Heyer's sparkling dialogue in one of her most popular mysteries."

It's no ordinary morning at the Poplars - the master is found dead in his bed and it turns out that his high blood pressure was not the cause of death. Heyer uses her attention to detail and brilliant characterizations to concoct a baffling crime for which every single member of the quarrelsome family has a motive, and none, of course, has an alibi. Heyer's sparkling dialogue is a master class in British wit, sarcasm and the intricacies of life above and below stairs.

"Meet the Matthews - before the next one dies..."
It's no ordinary morning at the Poplars - the master is found dead in his bed, and it seems his high blood pressure was not the cause. When an autopsy reveals a sinister poison, it's up to the quietly resourceful Inspector Hannasyde to catch the murderer in time to spare the next victim. But every single member of the quarrelsome Matthews family has a motive and none, of course, has an alibi.

PRAISE FOR "BEHOLD, HERE'S POISON"

"Miss Heyer's characters and dialogue are an abiding delight to me... I have seldom met people to whom I have taken so violent a fancy from the word 'Go.'" -Dorothy L. Sayers

"The wittiest of detective writers." -Daily Mail

"The ingredients are so well and carefully mixed, the writing is so bright, and the solution so unexpected that the book achieves success and remains one no reader can fail to enjoy."-Manchester Guardian

"A marvelous melange of malice, murder, mystery, and mirth. Priceless!" -Saturday Review

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Review:

The ending was quite unexpected and that's what made The Unfinished Clue all the more delicious. This delightful book is, in my humble opinion, a perfect remedy for a gloomy mood and a thing to enjoy on a summer day at the beach... -- Liliana Swistek

[I]t makes for a deliciously voyeuristic reading experience.

The way the whole book is written just gave me this feeling of unadulterated pleasure and I am positive that when I wasn't laughing I had a grin on my face all the while reading.

[A]n entertaining little murder mystery with a "Clue" sort of vibe to it.

Completely entertaining.

" [I]t makes for a deliciously voyeuristic reading experience." - Word Candy

"The way the whole book is written just gave me this feeling of unadulterated pleasure and I am positive that when I wasn't laughing I had a grin on my face all the while reading." - Reading Extravaganza

"[A]n entertaining little murder mystery with a "Clue" sort of vibe to it." - Passages to the Past

"Completely entertaining." - The Book Zombie

From the Publisher:

Georgette Heyer's brilliant and highly acclaimed series of detective novels, now in a handsome new package

About this edition

• Publisher: Amereon Ltd
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0891906398
• ISBN 13: 9780891906391
• Binding: Hardcover