They Found Him Dead [Paperback]

Georgette Heyer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2009

One heir after another turns up dead…

Silas Kane's sixtieth birthday party is marred by argument and dissension amongst his family, and then the next morning, Kane is found dead. The coroner's verdict of death by misadventure would seem to confirm that Silas accidentally lost his way in the fog. But then his heir is shot, and threats are made against the next in line to inherit his fortune. The redoubtable Superintendent Hannasyde is called in to investigate. All clues point to an apparently innocuous eighty-year-old woman, but as the Inspector delves further into the case, he discovers that nothing is quite as it seems…

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PRAISE FOR THEY FOUND HIM DEAD:

"Ranks alongside such incomparable whodunit authors as Christie, Marsh, Tey, and Allingham."
San Francisco Chronicle

"The author introduces us to enough lively and interesting people to make the book attractive even without its ingenious detective plot."
The Times Literary Supplement

"Miss Heyer's characters and dialogue are an abiding delight to me… I have seldom met people to whom I have taken so violent a fancy from the word 'Go'."
Dorothy L. Sayers

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"Reading Georgette Heyer is the next best thing to reading Jane Austen."
Publishers Weekly

"Wonderful characters, elegant, witty writing, perfect period detail, and rapturously romantic. Georgette Heyer achieves what the rest of us only aspire to."
Katie Fforde

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Editorial Reviews

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Entertaining, suspenseful and witty. (CelticLady's Reviews 20100208)

The writing style reminded me of Agatha Christie. (Melissa Palmer Palmer's Picks for Reading )

Talk about your big whodunit, Georgette Heyer lays out a great murder mystery. (Stormi Johnson Books, Movies, Reviews, Oh My! )

One of my favorite mysteries from Heyer. (Caroline Chue Okbo Lover )

About the Author

The late Georgette Heyer was a very private woman. Her historical novels have charmed and delighted millions of readers for decades, though she rarely reached out to the public to discuss her works or private life. It is known that she was born in Wimbledon in August 1902, and her first novel, The Black Moth, was published in 1921.

Heyer published 56 books over the next 53 years, until her death from lung cancer in 1974. Heyer's large volume of works included Regency romances, mysteries and historical fiction. Known also as the Queen of Regency romance, Heyer was legendary for her research, historical accuracy and her extraordinary plots and characterizations. Her last book, My Lord John, was published posthumously in 1975. She was married to George Ronald Rougier, a mining engineer, and they had one son together, Richard.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark (November 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402217994
• ISBN-13: 978-1402217999
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #153,351 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Author of over fifty books, Georgette Heyer is the best-known and best-loved of all historical novelists, making the Regency period her own. Her first novel, "The Black Moth," published in 1921, was written at the age of fifteen to amuse her convalescent brother; her last was My Lord John. Although most famous for her historical novels, she also wrote eleven detective stories. Georgette Heyer died in 1974 at the age of seventy-one.

Customer Reviews

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Octogenarian Assasin?, May 26, 2001

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"sorellaz" (Roermond, Limburg Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: They Found Him Dead (Hardcover)

A wonderfull Heyer read, in the tradition of Detection Unlimited, this rollicking mystery will keep you guessing wildly till the last page! Charming new characters are introduced to complement familiar friends, Superintendent Hannasyde and Sergeant Hemingway once again being called on to solve a baffling double murder. Absolutley delightfull!! Youll love Terrible Timothy, Pretty Paul and Dashing Dermott.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Net a Double Murder, July 27, 2007

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Nash Black "Troubadour" (Jamestown, KY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: They Found Him Dead (Paperback)

"They Found Him Dead" by Georgette Heyer is as close as Ms. Heyer gets to a series with the inclusion of Superindent Hannasyde and Sargent Hemingway in their third baffling case. Everyone is trying to help them solve the case as the heirs to a fortune are being assassinated.
Bright new characters command the stage with the star being Timothy Harte, a brash young man in love with American crime films, who tries his hand at learning to be a detective until he may be the next victim. It seems a shame this clever story was missed during the film noir period, it has all the perfect elements. An intriguing read with plenty of laughs.
Nash Black, author of "Qualifying Laps" and "Sins of the Fathers."

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A pretty good tale, May 22, 2009

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Aristocats (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: They Found Him Dead (Paperback)

This is a typical English manor house murder mystery. I had expected more originality from Heyer since I am a big fan of hers and have read many of her novels. However, in spite of that, I couldn't put it down. As usual, her characters are very well drawn. I definitely recommend this book, but most of her other mysteries are better.