edb14 's review for:

They Found Him Dead by Georgette Heyer

3.0

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Another disappointing mystery from Georgette Heyer. I was pleasantly surprised by the complexities of [b:Behold, Here's Poison|311135|Behold, Here's Poison (Inspectors Hannasyde & Hemingway #2)|Georgette Heyer|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1320460133l/311135._SY75_.jpg|1595079], but this story falls right back into dull predictability like the others I have read. The victims are convenient and unmourned, the likeable people are never suspected, and the setting and premise are unremarkable. Heyer tokenly sets up red herrings, but the solution is pretty obvious from minute one, and Heyer studiously ignoring it throughout the book just makes it more obvious. However, the characters and dialogue are top notch. I grinned my way through domestic scenes populated with eccentric characters who annoyed each other with Sorkin-esque dialogue. Heyer also writes realistic children, which very few authors manage. The witty banter kept me engaged well enough, but without a romance subplot or any characters with strong arcs, the only drive to finish the novel was the mystery, and since the solution was patently obvious, it dragged a bit. If you like Heyers' writing style and you don't mind meandering around in a novel with no great themes or twists, then this book will pass the time well enough.