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The Unfinished Clue

Georgette Heyer

Start date: July 11, 2021

Finish date: August 7, 2021

Discussion: Buddy reads

Why we're reading this: Next in our series of Georgette Heyer buddy reads.
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Dec 01, 2019 Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-murder-crime-20th-century, georgette-heyer

Could there be any greater happiness for a Heyer devotee to discover a book of hers that you haven't read - one that is actually excellent!

Ok, I have come back to earth now. I powered through the book in less than 24 hours.

Believe anyone that tells you this is the best GH mystery - it quite definitely is!

It has everything I want in a murder mystery - a loathsome victim, a colourful cast of characters, most of whom have plenty of motives to kill the unlovel ...more

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Apr 18, 2013 Jennifer Kloester rated it it was amazing

Shelves: georgette-heyer, my-favourite-books, murder-mysteries, 2020

This is Georgette Heyer's third detective novel and I'd actually forgotten how good it was. If you like cosy, English country house mysteries from the Golden Age of detective fiction then this one is for you. One of Heyer's fortes was creating great characters and she certainly does that here. General Sir Arthur Billington-Smith is a truly ghastly man - the kind of person we have all encountered and will avoid at all costs. He's a bully, intolerant, bigoted, rude and lascivious and it's a relief ...more

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Aug 14, 2015 Doris rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, reread, z-2015-challenge, z-2017-challenge, z-2022-challenge, 2025-challenge

While I enjoy Ms. Heyer's mysteries, I wish she didn't insist on working a romance into them. The romance in this one is especially thin. The mystery itself, though, is entertaining. ...more

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Jul 21, 2018 Shauna rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2018, golden-age-crime

Flimsy but entertaining detective story set in a country house. A bit more depth of plot and character and a lot less romance would have made it much more of a good read for me.

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