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I reread this one for probably the 50th time this week, and it was just as good as the first time I read it. Heyer does her usual supurb job of poking fun of English high society as it was just after WWI, the mystery is convoluted, and the villain turns out to be... well read it and find out


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No Wind Of Blame Georgette Heyer 9780425102312 Books Reviews

If you love Georgette Heyer’s Regency novels you will love these early twentieth century murder mysteries. As always she laughs at society and draws wonderful quirky characters.
Heyer's mysteries, while -- shall we say, a bit snobby? are clever, witty, and well-written. Although I was getting a glimmering of what the author was up to, I didn't guess the murderer until just about the same time the 'tec did.
Georgette Heyer is one of my favorite writers because her characters jump off the page. In this case, the best character is the daughter of a social climbing matron. The daughter dresses to match her mood for the day, being on occasion, Sporty, Modern Age, Mysterious Grieving girl, etc. Her joy in making life more interesting by openly adopting outrageous roles makes this mystery a lark to read. There are lots of other "actors" in this book, and the mystery revolves around uncovering who is acting and if they are acting, what is their purpose?

The mystery itself was not all that hard to figure out, but the journey to the book's conclusion is fun. Plus, the book has a Russian Prince in it! Gotta love a Russian Prince!
I've long been a fan of Georgette Heyer's romance novels, but have only recently started reading her mysteries. The mystery stories have been a little hit-and-miss with me. They show the author's trademark wit and intelligence, just as the romances do, but they lack the same sparkle--at least for me. But overall I enjoyed this book, and liked how Ms. Heyer misleads the reader both in the murder plot and the romantic subplots with some change-partner tactics near the end of the story. And if the romantic pairings were a little odd due to age differences, that's nothing unusual for Georgette Heyer. Her stories often involve heroes much older than their love interests--sometimes uncomfortably so. "No Wind of Blame" had some hilarious moments, due to the antics of the fortune-hunting Prince Varasashvili and the play-acting Vicky, and was never less than entertaining. Ms. Heyer's mysteries will never have the fond place in my hears that her romance novels do, but they are still enjoyable reads.
A witty and well-plotted murder mystery in the tradition of Agatha Christie. Until now I thought Heyer only wrote Regency romances or bodice rippers. With her well-drawn and amusing characters and multi layered plot lines you are in for an enjoyable read.
Ermyntrude Carter and Vicky Fanshawe were unforgettable. This is an escape into the world of upper class twits you will like immensely. The is the first in the Inspector Hemingway series and I will look forward to reading more.
I have long been a fan of Heyer's Regency romances and read most of them several times but I had never read any of her detective series until now. At first I found the constraints of the period hard work to read through but the one thing I have always enjoyed about Heyer is her talent for dialogue. It was this which kept me going and gave me clues along the way, from the mercurial Ermyntrude and her dramatic daughter Vicky, to the stoic Hugh Dering and Inspector Hemingway. I enjoyed it enough to look forward to the next title in the series..
Overall I don't find Heyer's detective novels the equal of her Regencies. Too many of the stock characters, the bluff doctor, the languid dandy, the effeminate-presumably-gay person, the redoubtable dowager, the tyrannical patriarch, the enthusiastic schoolboy - reappear in less convincing "modern" dress. On the other hand, the actual police don't ever seem to become more than uniformed talking heads. A leaf out of Allingham's or Tey's books, some kind of background on Hannasyde and Hemingway, especially, would have improved my reaction considerably.
In cf. to modern detective/mystery novels I also found them very slow-starting, and in most cases, I picked the villain almost at once, though agreeably confused in some cases by the later plot twists.
This book features Inspector Hemingway, who has much more of a personality than Superintendent Hannasyde, but it's very slow starting, and the romance plot is nowhere near so well fitted into the mystery as say, in Allingham's *Flowers for the Judge.* I also found the actual method of murder recondite but too damn chancy to be convincing.
I reread this one for probably the 50th time this week, and it was just as good as the first time I read it. Heyer does her usual supurb job of poking fun of English high society as it was just after WWI, the mystery is convoluted, and the villain turns out to be... well read it and find out