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They Found Him Dead
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Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂
4.5★

One way Georgette Heyer really shows her skill as a writer is when she has a really full cast of characters and the reader can remember every single one!

For most of the novel the storyline moves along at a rollicking pace. My last read I noted down the teenage sleuth Terrible Timothy & the always sparkling Sergeant Hemingway, but this time I was mesmerised by the self absorbed Rosemary. I feel that GH was having such fun with these books!

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Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂
A better done romance than is usual for Heyer mysteries, Terrible Timothy is a wonderful secondary character, as is the always welcome & sparkling Sergeant Hemingway. I did feel the story got bogged down a bit towards the end though.

But the murder & solution were good!
Diane Lending
Nov 13, 2013 rated it really liked it
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Apr 21, 2014 rated it it was amazing
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Jul 12, 2018 marked it as to-read
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Jul 08, 2022 marked it as to-read
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Aug 05, 2022 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: mystery
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