Duplicate Death

This has a great, dramatic plot. I wasn't too fussed about the mystery: characterization was top notch here! I loved Stephen and Beulah - she had her own secrets to hide, but Stephen was not letting her off the hook: she was his girl. I loved how he believed in her to the bitter end!......more

Duplicate Death is an entertaining mystery with a cast of interesting characters, some likable, some not, that involves a murder at a bridge party. Before you start this book, it's a good idea to first read the author's 1937 mystery They Found Him Dead, in which you'll meet some of the characters 14......more

"...Mrs. Haddington's servants were at one in declaring that murders were not what they were accustomed to, or could put up with."p. 223 There once was this land called England where the upper class knew their role and their servants knew how to keep them in their place. As far as I can tell, if we h......more

Like all cozy mysteries this story is slow with lots of suspects. It is my second book and counting. Thank you Netgalley for this book.......more

It was the best of Heyer's detective novels I have read so far (fifth from eight). First, I was thrilled that it started with Jim Kane (from They Found Him Dead) and Patricia and their children. Seeing them years (and one war) later was really wonderful. And then appeared Timothy and I was happy and......more