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A review by ssejig
Behold, Here's Poison by Georgette Heyer
3.0
George Matthews is dead. Though the doctor initially says it is syncope (heart issues), George's sister (Mrs. Lupton) insists that an autopsy be performed. When one is done, it is found that he is dead of nicotine poisoning.
This is a typical Heyer novel where the rich and cranky old man is killed surrounded by his not-so-loving family. This particular rich and cranky old man had a sister (eccentric penny pincher who likes to save dribs and drabs of everything for later use), a sister-in-law (histrionic woman who doesn't actually seem to care about anyone other than herself and her son), the sil's two children (neither of whom seem to do much other than leech off the uncle), another sister and her daughter (who aren't really suspects but Mrs. Lupton is a Forceful Personality and helps to move the story along) and her husband (who actually seems to have some secrets of his own), and another nephew and presumed heir (who seems to be a good suspect since nobody seems to like him very much either but he is also the only one with an alibi). Any of these relatives could have murdered him but which one was it?
This is a typical Heyer novel where the rich and cranky old man is killed surrounded by his not-so-loving family. This particular rich and cranky old man had a sister (eccentric penny pincher who likes to save dribs and drabs of everything for later use), a sister-in-law (histrionic woman who doesn't actually seem to care about anyone other than herself and her son), the sil's two children (neither of whom seem to do much other than leech off the uncle), another sister and her daughter (who aren't really suspects but Mrs. Lupton is a Forceful Personality and helps to move the story along) and her husband (who actually seems to have some secrets of his own), and another nephew and presumed heir (who seems to be a good suspect since nobody seems to like him very much either but he is also the only one with an alibi). Any of these relatives could have murdered him but which one was it?