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No Wind of Blame

Inspectors Hannasyde & Hemingway, Book 5

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No Wind of Blame

By: Georgette Heyer
Narrated by: Matt Addis
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About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

Sparkling characterisation and inventive plots from one of the best-known and beloved detective novelists of all time.

Tragedy befalls the Carter family following an eventful visit from a Russian prince and a scandalous blackmail letter. The murder of Wally Carter generates a bewildering mystery - how does one shoot a man crossing a narrow bridge without being near the murder weapon when it is fired? The superlatively analytical Inspector Hemingway reveals his unnerving talent for solving a fiendish problem.

©1939 Georgette Heyer (P)2021 Penguin Audio Detective Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Traditional Detectives Crime Murder

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As a murder mystery this isn’t the greatest story with no real tension but it’s fun and neatly tied up. Heyer’s real skill lies in her characters and this story is full of great characters brought excellently to life by Matt Addis.
If you are a fan of Heyer and looking for a well narrated story (I didn’t spot a single error in the reading) then this is for you. If you are a crime drama fan then it probably isn’t.

Fun story and great narration

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How did the reader jump from voice to voice so brilliantly and aptly! Vicky was a gem! The egoist Inspector so confidently portrayed. The explanation if "how" perfectly paced. A smart story brilliantly narrated!

Fabulous reading of this exvellent story.

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Georgette Heyer is a master of comic characterisation and has a genius for scintillating dialogue. Why isn’t she dramatised on television? The dialogue is there on the page. Matt Addis is absolutely brilliant with all the different voices and completely understands the wit. Truly excellent

Brilliant dialogue, brilliant narration

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After listening to romantic works by G. H. several times over, I thought to give a try to her mysteries. No disappointment here. Setting the scene and its participants with their colourful and sometimes hilarious characters took a while before the actual story began. Narrator brilliantly created amazing theatre of different accents and voices. Top marks for the Prince and Vicky!

Reliably excellent Ms Heyer.

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This was a great listen. Full of intrigue with no blood curling agenda .
A book that have a story in your head. Loved it.

A wonderful story

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Matt Addis certainly knows how to bring the characters to life. Thoroughly enjoyed this book.
Lewis

Clever plot

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I love Georgette Heyer’s Regency novels, I have read them all countless times. I don’t think the murder mysteries work as well, but this i really disliked. Hard to believe it’s Heyer. The story is messy, the characters sketched but without enough substance to make you care, the murder trappings really dull and the love stories thrown in at the last minute. Plus, the most irritating 15 year old playing femme fatale. I got to the end just because I kept hoping it would get better, it didn’t.

Don’t bother

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"Why Shoot A Butler?" is a much more enjoyable story with better characters. Some odd, unrelatable characters in No Wind Of Blame. Narrator is good, though.

Story becomes more interesting after the murder

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