Death in the Stocks

I've been a fan for years and love Heyer mysteries. This was a good one.

I am a great fan of mysteries and a great fan of Georgette Heyer, but not always together. This time I laughted at the wickedly characters, while trying hard to solve the mystery. I would recommend this book to anyone with an odd ball sense of humor or mystery fan. It is not typical Georgette Heyer as it is not set in the Regency era, although some elements of her best stories are there. If you've never read a Georgette Heyer Mystery, give this one a try, you'll love it. If you love Georgette Heyer, but have read a mystery you didn't really enjoy, give it a try, you might just love it, I did.

Georgette Heyer's "Death in the Stocks" has all the elements of a classic Heyer "whodunit." The dialogue is brusque, the characters off-the-wall, as a cousin treads his way between his wayward cousins and a growing friendship with the Inspector assigned to discover who murdered Arnold Vereker. Then placed his body on public display, dressed in evening clothes, in the stocks on Ashleigh Green. Every person has a motive without an alibi, outside the fact the deceased was heartly disliked and avoided by his step-relatives. Brother and sister try to protect each other and lead Scotland Yard astray, as each suspects the other. Then they turn detective and examine the clues with some of the finest dialogue in mystery fiction. To the very last the murder remains a puzzle. First published in 1935, it remains a tale to prop your feet up and enjoy. Nash Black, author of "Qualifying Laps" and "Sins of the Fathers."

"Death in the Stocks" was a delightful read. I have long been of Georgette Heyer's Regency Novels but only recently discovered her mysteries. The mysteries are light reading - much like Dorothy Sayers - but with the marvelous character developement and amusing dialogue charateristic of Heyer. I found myself laughing out loud whenever two of the main characters (brother and sister) had a chance to analyze the mystery or have any discussions exploring the various characters' possible motives.I advise reading this title before reading "Behold, Here's Poison" since some characters appear in both stories.

"Death in the Stocks" was a delightful read. I have long been a fan of Georgette Heyer's Regency Novels but only recently discovered her mysteries. The mysteries are light reading - much like Dorothy Sayers - but with the marvelous character developement and amusing dialogue charateristic of Heyer. I found myself laughing out loud whenever two of the main characters (brother and sister) had a chance to analyze the mystery or have any discussions exploring the various characters' possible motives.I advise reading this title before reading "Behold, Here's Poison" since some characters appear in both stories.