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Detective Story That Is DifferentMISS HEYER’S METHOD“\o Wind of Blame. by Georgette Beyer (Bodder and Stoughton Ltd., London). Our copy from W. S. Smart, Sydney.•pHIS popular writer of the fast-moving historical novel Is now concentrating on the detective story. She is tackling the task from quite a different angle from the general run of detective writers, and is building up a series which should readily And a place on stage and screen.Whereas the usual detective writer yearns for heavy drama and plenty of murders. Georgette Heyer makes the tragedy the merest incident in a virtual comedy of errors. That is her line in this latest novelShe brings together a varied assembly of people for an English country house party, and leads the reader a merry dance, through witty dialogue, in the attempt to solve the mystery of the host's murder.As the murder takes place in full view of a number of people much of the usual preliminary mystery goes by the board, but naturally the case builds up to such an extent that everybody. including a Russian gigolo prince, who is a guest of the rich hostess, is suspect.The denouement is brilliantly conceived and satisfactorily propounded.
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Adelaide Mail
Adelaide, South Australia, AU
Sat, Sep 09, 1939
Page 47
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