Bingo: Review
Elderberry’s review of Georgette Heyer’s Duplicate Death inspired me to pick up one of Heyer’s mysteries to check her writing out for myself. Overall, I enjoyed this light mystery full to the brim with characters.
In No Wind of Blame, Wally, the second husband of wealthy and over dramatic Ermyntrude, is shot to death and everyone is a suspect. There is Ermyntrude’s daughter Vicky, who is a precocious “caution,” as one character puts it. There is Mary who is Wally’s cousin and heir when he comes into another relative’s money. In the meantime, Wally leeches off his wife. Wally’s neighbor Harold White is heartily disliked by Ermyntrude, along with his children Alan and Janet. There is a Georgian prince fluttering around Ermyntrude to earn her favor, as well as another suitor, Robert Steele. There is a doctor, some other fringe characters, and the main inspector, Hemingway, who is trying to solve the crime.
I found the book delightful. Not as compelling as Christie in my opinion, but still a fun romp for its genre.