A review by wealhtheow
A Blunt Instrument by Georgette Heyer

2.0

A rich man is found dead by a blow to the head, but the murder weapon can't be found and thanks to the testimony of number of witnesses, the time in which he could have been murdered is only a few minutes. The investigation is pretty rambly, and is usual with Heyer's mysteries, I knew whodunnit and how before the detectives. I had no patience with the Norths (pretty but dramatic Helen and her stoic husband, each thinking the worst of each other), and even though none of the other characters did either, it was still a bore to have to read so many scenes of theirs. I liked Neville Fletcher, who is that common Heyer character, the burbling lazy ninny who is actually incredibly clever, and I thought

the support for his romance with Sally Drew was nicely laid.