Inspektorzy Hannasyde i Hemingway to duet detektywów, którzy z niezwykłą precyzją rozwiązują skomplikowane sprawy kryminalne w Anglii. W każdym tomie towarzyszymy im w pasjonujących śledztwach, gdzie tradycyjne metody policyjne łączą się z bystrym dedukcyjnym myśleniem. Spotykamy intrygujące postacie i odkrywamy zawiłe zagadki, które prowadzą do satysfakcjonujących rozwiązań.
Beneath a sky the colour of sapphires and the sinister moonlight, a gentleman in evening dress is discovered slumped in the stocks on the village green - he is dead. Superintendent Hannasyde's consummate powers of detection and solicitor Giles Carrington's amateur sleuthing are tested to their limits as they grapple with the Vereker family - a group of outrageously eccentric and corrupt suspects
When Gregory Matthews, patriarch of the Poplars is found dead one morning, imperious Aunt Harriet blames it on the roast duck he ate for supper. Murder. It falls to Superintendent Hannasyde to sift through all the secrets and lies and discover just who killed Gregory Matthews, before the killer strikes again...
It is the morning after wealthy Silas Kane's sixtieth birthday party - a celebration that brings to light a number of familial controversies. When Kane is found dead at the foot of a cliff, the assumption is that he simply lost his way in the fog and fell by accident. But the subsequent death of his nephew and heir and threats on the life of the third Kane, the newest heir, raises obvious suspicion, and the redoubtable investigative skills of Superintendent Hannasyde prove critical once again.
When Ernest Fletcher is found bludgeoned to death in his study, everyone is shocked and mystified: Ernest was well-liked and respected, so who would have a motive for killing him? It seems the real Fletcher was far from the gentleman he pretended to be.
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?
Zbrodnia wigilijna autorstwa Georgette Heyer to klasyczna zagadka kryminalna. Doskonała pozycja dla wielbicieli Zagadki w bieli J. Jeffersona Farjeona. Nadeszła pora… na morderstwo. Święta Bożego Narodzenia w Lexham Manor będą tego roku inne niż zwykle, a nastrój – daleki od świątecznego… Gdy gospodarz tej pokaźnej posiadłości, zasłużenie cieszący się mianem starego sknery, Nathaniel Herriard, zostaje znaleziony martwy z nożem w plecach, na sześcioro bożonarodzeniowych gości pada podejrzenie o popełnienie zbrodni. Chociaż w tym wypadku kluczowa wydaje się delikatna kwestia dziedziczenia po zamordowanym, prawdziwą zagadkę stanowi pytanie, kto z podejrzanych mógł wejść do zamkniętego na klucz pokoju i dokonać tego potwornego zabójstwa. Inspektora Hemingwaya ze Scotland Yardu czeka niezwykle trudne zadanie. Każdy spośród gości Lexham Manor coś przed nim ukrywa, każdy wzbudza nieufność… „Rzadko mamy do czynienia z humorem tak doskonale splecionym z fascynującą zagadką kryminalną”. „New York Times” „Pisarka o wielkim poczuciu humoru i wspaniałym stylu… Jej książki czyta się jednym tchem”. „Daily Telegraph” „Georgette Heyer przez lata, gdy po wielokroć czytałam jej kolejne powieści, dostarczała mi mnóstwa przyjemności”. Nora Roberts, pisarka
A duplicate bridge party, given in London by an ambitious widow in search of a husband for her dull-witted daughter, becomes the scene of two sinister murders
On a sweltering June evening in Thornden, the Hasells host a lively tennis party at their mansion, the Cedars. Young Haswell has just returned from an event with the charming Abby Dearham. The village's elite are in attendance, including the Squire, the Vicar, and the sharp-tongued heir to local real estate. However, the unpopular solicitor Sampson Warrenby is notably absent, much to Abby's relief, as she questions his invitation and his influence over the village leaders. The festivities take a dark turn when Mavis, Warrenby's frantic niece, bursts in with shocking news: her uncle has been found dead, shot in the head beneath an oak tree. Panic ensues as the villagers, each with their own motives for wanting Warrenby gone, become suspects. Mavis is among them, but so are others, including the rival solicitor and a couple harboring a guilty secret. As the investigation unfolds, it becomes clear that Warrenby was involved in blackmail, complicating matters further. Chief Inspector Hemingway must navigate a web of deceit and animosity to determine who among the ten suspects transformed their hatred into murder, all while uncovering the truth behind Warrenby’s death.
