- Mass Market Paperback
- Publisher: Bantam Books (1971)
- ASIN: B000R6SWDO
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.2 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
The Unfinished Clue,
This review is from: Unfinished Clue (Paperback)
The "unfinished clue" is the word "There," written by General Billington-Smith, part of the name of the person who stabbed him to death in his study with "a curious Chinese dagger." Despite the conventional setting and characters, both are very amusing. The Scotland Yard detective does nothing but listen to witnesses and fall in love with the victim's sister-in-law, but there is a pleasingly complicated schedule of movements, the discrepancy in which reveals the most unlikely person as murderer.
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Another fun Heyer mystery,
By Bookivore "The Bookivore" - Published on Amazon.com
Heyer's mysteries are always more memorable for the characters than for the solution. There are suspects galore who hated the dead guy - or at least found him very annoying - and the various motives are more amusing than the identification of the actual culprit.From the cover : Sir Arthur Billington-Smith was nobody's idea of the perfect host. In fact he was absolutely frightful. He bullied his wife, grumped at his guests, refused gleefully to help out an indigent friend, and positively blew his stack when his wayward son took up with a nightclub dancer who was definitely N.Q.O.C. (Not Quite Our Class). Is it any wonder that one fine, bright, English June morning Sir Arthur Billington-Smith quite literally became a bloody bore when he was firmly stabbed in the back with a pretty little Chinese dagger? And is it any wonder that dev'lishly attractive Inspector Harding from London thought everyone was guilty? 9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Good mystery, fun characters,
By Debbie - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Unfinished Clue (Paperback)
This is a mystery novel set in Britain around 1934 (which is when it was written). The mystery was clever, and the world-building and pacing were very good.The author introduces a lot of the characters quite rapidly at the beginning, but it's clear how everyone is related to each other. The characters were all engaging and entertaining. There is a good-natured humor to the book which shows up in the dialogue and in the quirks of the various characters. There were plenty of clues to this mystery. It's quite possible to guess the who and the why, and yet at the same time you're not likely to guess correctly. (As in, it's the perfect balance of being guessable without being too easy.) There were two uses of very mild cuss words. There were no sex scenes. Overall, I'd rate this as good, clean fun. Genre Reviews http://genrereviews.blogspot.com/ 14 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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Well then, who DID do it?,
By "sorellaz" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Unfinished Clue (Hardcover)
General Sir Arthur Billington-Smith was a man whom everybody hated. So when he has a house packed full of ill-assorted visitors, each one of which he is on quarelling terms with, and he is found stabbed in the back, the police have a tough job on hand. Luckily inspector John Harding from Scotland Yard has a good head on his shoulders. A lovely read, in the best Heyer tradition.
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