Behold, Here's Poison

Loved Randall and his slithery personality because of all the sarcastic quips, especially when dealing with the overbearing Mrs. Putnam! Stella calls him a snake more than once! Couldn't figure out why he loved Stella, but there, Randall is a mystery as well! Enjoyed the mystery - didn't guess the ki......more

Behold, Here’s Poison (1936) is the second of Georgette Heyer’s mysteries featuring Superintendent Hannasyde; in these Hemingway, who later features in his own subset of mysteries, is Sergeant. Behold, Here’s Poison opens below-the-stairs in Poplars, where the unpleasant and domineering patriarch Gre......more

A Georgette Heyer mystery, this one was refreshing after all the dull stories about dysfunctional families I had been reading. This one is too about a dysfunctional family, but much more delightful to read than the modern stuff that is being dished out and is so popular. The book starts off with a m......more

Most of you are aware of my love for Georgette Heyer, so it's probably no surprise that I couldn't resist trying out one of her mystery novels. And let me tell you, I was not disappointed! I do believe that this woman could make a grocery list read witty! Behold, Here's Poison is an entertaining litt......more

This is the first Georgette Heyer I have read and I enjoyed it very much, after a somewhat stodgy start. The plot is a fairly standard Golden Age-style mystery set in a country house with family feuds, complex inheritance issues and so on, which is all very decently done. The real pleasure, though, i......more