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5.0 out of 5 stars
Fascinating Tale
Kind of slow reading yet very interesting. Normally by the middle of a mystery I can kind of figure out "who done it". This one, never in a million years.
Published 20 months ago by Mary Ingram
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Murder in mind
This story, written in 1953, is a very similar one to the Alec Guinness film, Kind Hearts and Coronets, where a minor member of an aristocratic family does away with various family members who preceded him, in order to succeed to a title. In this story, Eustace Hendel, the son of a junior branch of the family headed by Chandos, 3rd Baron Barradys, hears of the deaths by...
Published on January 19, 2006 by Beverley Strong
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Murder in mind,
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This review is from: Heir presumptive (Paperback)
This story, written in 1953, is a very similar one to the Alec Guinness film, Kind Hearts and Coronets, where a minor member of an aristocratic family does away with various family members who preceded him, in order to succeed to a title. In this story, Eustace Hendel, the son of a junior branch of the family headed by Chandos, 3rd Baron Barradys, hears of the deaths by drowning of his two cousins, father and son, and realises that only two more cousins come between him and the inheritance and title of the Barradys family. As he more or less lives by his wits and poker, and, desperate for money to maintain his life style, he plots the demise of the remaining cousins who stand in his way. The plot is quite neatly constructed and the ending very feasible..a quick, light read to enjoy in a day.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fascinating Tale,
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This review is from: Heir presumptive (Paperback)
Kind of slow reading yet very interesting. Normally by the middle
of a mystery I can kind of figure out "who done it". This one, never in a million years. |
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Heir Presumptive by Henry Wade (Hardcover - November 30, 1979)
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