A review by we_are_all_mad_here26
Death in the Stocks by Georgette Heyer

lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

 I won't say that Georgette Heyer should have stuck with Regency romances. I will however say that this was about a third longer than it needed to be, I think Golden Age mystery writers should have taken a cue from their queen Agatha and kept themselves to 250 pages or less. Instead, here we are forced to read many versions of the same conversation, among some combination of the same five or six participants, all seeming to exist just to show how clever and hilarious and unique the main characters are.

Still, it was entertaining enough, and three cheers for the character of Giles. No idea why there was an inspector in this story at all. Maybe he'll accomplish something in book #2.