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No Wind of Blame

Published
1939
Language
English

Synopsis

When the feckless Wally Carter is shot dead crossing a narrow bridge on his wife's estate, no one can explain how it was done without the killer being seen. Ermyntrude Carter's household is crowded with motives: a would-be Russian prince after her money, a stern suitor who loves her, a resentful daughter, and a wronged local family. Inspector Hemingway's first outing in the series, after Superintendent Hannasyde's four earlier cases.

About the author

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Georgette Heyer

Georgette Heyer was born on 16 August 1902 in Wimbledon, London, England, UK. She was the eldest child of Sylvia Watkins and George Heyer; her brother George Boris was born four years later, and her brother Frank nine years later. During her childhood, the family lived also in Paris, France, but they returned to England before World War I. During the war, her father served as a requisitions officer for the British Army in France. Her father encouraged her to read, he never forbade her any book....