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A Blunt Instrument

Inspectors Hannasyde & Hemingway, Book 4

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A Blunt Instrument

By: Georgette Heyer
Narrated by: Matt Addis
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When Ernest Fletcher is found bludgeoned to death in his study, everyone is shocked and mystified: Ernest was well-liked and respected, so who would have a motive for killing him?

Enter Superintendent Hannasyde, who, with consummate skill, begins to uncover the complexities of Fletcher's life. It seems the real Fletcher was far from the gentleman he pretended to be. There is, in fact, no shortage of people who wanted him dead.

Then, a second murder is committed, with striking similarities to the first, giving a grotesque twist to a very unusual case.

©1938 Georgette Heyer (P)2021 Penguin Audio Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime Suspense

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Lots of humour, as ever with Georgette Heyer, and an intriguing mystery. Also, lots of interesting social background from that period.

Just great fun.

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Matt Addis is a brilliant narrator and captures the voices of this period perfectly. I wish he would read all Heyer’s works.
The story is fine but unfortunately I remembered who the murderer was from an earlier read so no shocking reveal. It’s a bit long winded too without much to it so not one of her best but being Heyer it’s still great!

Good story, excellent narrator

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I’d read some of the previous reviews before I purchased this book and a number of them had said that the performance wasn’t very good with the accent being all over the place. I can only assume they had downloaded an earlier recording because this version is excellent. The narrator has a beautiful voice, and performs the various English accents perfectly. One of Georgette Heyer’s most intriguing mysteries. Highly recommended.

Excellent book and performance

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Really enjoyed this story. Matt. Addis could make the yellow pages sound great. Love listening to him
Lewis

Great plot

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I enjoyed the first 4 in this series. I’d never thought of GH as a crime writer, just historical romances, so this was a surprise. This, the final one of the series, was a big letdown. Pages and pages of the two tecs discussing multiple possible solutions all resting on a 2 minute inconsistently in the timeline that meant no one could have done it. Terribly boring and in the finish a complete waste of time. I can imagine the author thinking “oh God how many more words before I get this chapter done and I can have lunch”! The solution, when it finally came was not a big surprise, I’d been afraid that was how she might, with a massive sigh of relief, stop writing. And even worse no one actually solved the crimes the culprit turned him/herself in.

Contractural obligation?

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The story goes nowhere for chapter after chapter. The absolutely worst Heyer I have read or listened to. She should have stayed with the Regency novels.

What a boring book

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