Envious Casca (Paperback)

by Georgette Heyer (Author)

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'Good stuff' -- Saturday Review

'Pungent dialogue and A1 characterisation' -- Time Magazine

Product Description
It is no ordinary Christmas at Lexham Manor. Six holiday guests find themselves the suspects of a murder enquiry when the old Scrooge Nathaniel Herriard, who owns the substantial estate, is found stabbed in the back. Whilst the delicate matter of inheritance could be the key to this crime, the real conundrum is how any of the suspects could have entered the locked room to commit this foul deed. For Inspector Hemingway of Scotland Yard, 'tis the season to find whodunit.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 344 pages
• Publisher: House of Stratus (January 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0755108884
• ISBN-13: 978-0755108886
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,498,032 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Family Feuds???, April 16, 1999

By	Barbara E. Brewer (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Envious Casca (Hardcover)

To my way of thinking this is Georgette Heyers best mystery. I am not usually a mystery reader but I like her gothic romances and I thought I would try this one. She has such a good sense of humor and this book did not disappoint me. I have since read all of her mysterys that I could find. In this one Heyer takes one crabby bachelor uncle, one sweetness and light uncle, an actress niece and her long-haired playwrite, a sarcastic nephew and his blond bimbo fiance, one friend of the family, one business partner, and mixes them with a Christmas party. Out comes an impossible murder. I never figured out "who done it" until the very end. Heyers Inspector Hemingway is a great character and I would know him in a minute if I met him. Georgette Heyer at her best, it's well worth the reading if you can find it.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great mystery and funny characters, December 17, 2005

By	K. Schultz (San Diego, California United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This was a really good book. The mystery had me stumped for a long time, but made perfect sense at the end. I hate it when the secret killer's movements and motive are just tacked on at the end as a twist. The characters were funny and Detective Hemingway was in his prime. Also, I read the book at Christmas and it takes place at a Christmas party gone bad, which made my own family problems seem much funnier.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fatal Chistmas Party, July 30, 2007

By	Nash Black "Troubadour" (Jamestown, KY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Envious Casca (Paperback)

What could be more conducive to a memorial holiday than snow and an ancient country house with eight indoor servants? Murder perhaps? Each guest is anxious to spend time alone with their host, but Nathanial Herriard quarrels with each one. When he is found stabbed in the back, in his own locked bedroom, the carefully planned party takes on a sinister aspect as each character realizes there is a killer in their presence.
Each member of the party has something to hide and something to gain by the old man's death, yet Inspector Hemingway is stymied as to how the murder was committed.
An excellent "whodunit" for all Heyer fans with very clever staging.
Nash Black, author of "Qualifying Laps" and "Sins of the Fathers."