by Georgette Heyer · Arrow · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099493624
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«Death in the Stocks» is the mystery novel by Georgette Heyer, published by Arrow in paperback (352 pages, in English).
On a moonlit night, a police officer finds the body of Andrew Vereker, a man dressed in evening wear and little liked, in the stocks of an English village square. The eccentric and corrupt Vereker family complicates the investigation, and Superintendent Hannasyde pursues a killer so cunning that it will test his deductive talent.
It is the first installment of the Hannasyde and Hemingway inspectors series. The novel was originally published in 1935.
Recommended for readers of classic crime fiction and golden age mysteries who appreciate British humor and the detective's wit.
Georgette Heyer was an English novelist and short-story writer, in both the Regency romance and detective fiction genres. Her writing career began in 1921, when she turned a story conceived for her ailing younger brother into the novel The Black Moth. In 1925 Heyer married George Ronald Rougier, a mining engineer. The couple spent several years living in Tanganyika Territory and Macedonia before returning to England in 1929. After her novel These Old Shades became popular despite its release during the General Strike, Heyer determined that publicity was not necessary for good sales. For the rest of her life she refused to grant interviews, telling a friend: "My private life concerns no one but myself and my family."
