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Behold, Here's Poison
- Narrated by: Ulli Birvé
- Series: Inspector Hannasyde, Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Summary
It's no ordinary morning at the Poplars – the master is found dead in his bed, and it seems his high blood pressure was not the cause. When an autopsy reveals a sinister poison, it's up to the quietly resourceful Inspector Hannasyde to catch the murderer in time to spare the next victim. But every single member of the quarrelsome Matthews family has a motive and none, of course, has an alibi.
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- Hepwood Flutey
- 05-08-15
Better than I expected!
Where does Behold, Here's Poison rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Not at the top, but not the worst. Lower half, but still worth it and an improvement on Book 1 in this series, I think.
Who was your favorite character and why?
I didn't have a favourite character, to be honest I haven't found any of the characters particularly likeable in this series, by Hannayside seems a decent chap! And I can imagine that Randal in the flesh would have what Agatha Christie called 'It' and 'SA'!!
Any additional comments?
Having not really enjoyed the first of this series (Death in the Stocks), chiefly because of the narration, I'm not really sure why I bought this book, but was pleasantly surprised. There are not so many long pauses between characters speaking and 'she said', or 'he said', which nearly drove me mad in the first book, and the general flow is much better. In fact, it didn't detract from the enjoyment of the book, which is not a showstopper, but I found it satisfying. I guessed the murderer pretty early (which is a shame!) and it seems that these books follow a pattern - a houseful of objectionable upper-middle class people who can't stand each other or anyone else, a failed engagement only to be followed by a marriage between family members, but at least a murder revealed. I have already bought the next book in the series.
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- Miss
- 17-04-17
Great novels - Narration slightly disappointing
All Georgette Heyer detective Novels are an excellent easy read in an old world setting - amusingly written and highly enjoyable. The reader has an excellent voice but at times speaks so slowly you are almost listening to it a word at a time - like someone reading out slowly and clearly an unfamiliar statement with no intonation at all and then alternating with somewhat strange characterisation and pronunciation. I continued as I like the stories so much - but it is sometimes distracting and spoils the story a bit. I will possibly continue with the rest of the stories - so I guess not terrible - but could definitely be read with a lot more emphasis on character and expression and a bit of enthusiasm.
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- Jill Besterman
- 11-12-14
Georgette Heyer's mysteries - fabulous and fun
Any additional comments?
I have heard all Miss Heyer's mysteries in the past, usually read by Clifford Norgate who does a wonderful job in drawing out the humour in her stories, so it was with some trepidation that I downloaded this version from Bolinda, read by Ulli Birve. However after a slightly slow start she got well into the part and my enjoyment of this old favourite was untarnished.
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- Carôle
- 04-01-15
Hmm...
I liked the premise and plot of this story, but I couldn't find it in me to like any of the characters - with the exception of Superintendent Hanasyde, Sgt Hemingway and Giles Carrington... The others just seemed like caricatures, therefore you couldn't warm to any of them...
The narrator is, as always, wonderful!
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- Helly
- 22-11-20
Good book, terrible narration
Loved the book and was really looking forward to this as I am a huge fan of audible books. But... the narration was so terrible I couldn’t finish it, being so painfully slow I kept expecting the narrator to fall asleep at any moment. Speeding it up didn’t help, the reading was still extraordinarily annoying and the long pauses still there. I kept going back to it in the hope of coming to it fresh, but alas to no avail. Such a shame.
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- Euphorbia
- 27-02-20
Truly dreadful narration
The narrator murders this book. How can anyone pronounce ‘bank’ in such a tortured fashion? I enjoy Heyer and I know this is a period piece set within a certain class of society but this narrator, even slightly speeded up, is almost unbearably arch throughout. Awful.
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- Kindle Customer
- 23-11-17
Great story, great narrator!
excellent georgette heyer book! narrator is great- easy to listen to and get lost in the story.
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- peter
- 01-04-19
Too Few Victims
By the last chapters I was wishing the author had killed off more of the leading characters, who were uniformly horrible, self-absorbed, arrogant, selfish, and supremely irritating in their smug pomposities. I didn't find anything witty or likable in the story although it was well constructed and finely paced. The Inspector of this series was more of a prop than a moving force and even he became irritating in his complacence. I stuck it out to the end just to find out who did it but it wasn't easy.
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- Kindle Customer
- 20-08-17
Great detective story
A grumpy old man is murdered and everyone seem to have a motive. Inspector Hannasyde and Sergeant Hemmingway are called in to solve the case but soon find out, that its not as easy as they'd hoped. The book is arguably Heyer's best detective novel. The parsimonious Miss Harriet, the manipulative Mrs. Matthews and "the amiable snake", Randall Matthews, are unforgettable characters. Ulli Birvè does a great job of recreating the way posh Londoners spoke in the 1920's-1930's.
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- Joanette A. Mejean
- 01-08-15
Hard row to hoe
As much as I generally enjoy Georgette Heyer, this book was extremely difficult to listen to without throwing it through a window. The only one of the characters in the least likable was the inspector. Never have I wanted an entire cast to be guilty.......until now.
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- PennyLou
- 26-06-17
Entertaining - couldn't stop listening
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Oh yes. This is a really good MYSTERY. The characters have depth, the story keeps you guessing until the end and the narrator makes you part of the story. You bond with the characters and either love them, hate them, or feel annoyance. A huge plus is that there is no sex or violence....just pure genious.
What did you like best about this story?
The end. It was a total surprise. I suspected the killer at one time in the story, but I also guessed some of the other characters.
What does Ulli Birvé bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Ulii was awesome. She gave the listeners an unusual look at the characters. Helping us to see them as humans with wit, emotions and complexities.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
YES.....and it was a rainy Sunday. So, I did listen all in one sitting.
Any additional comments?
I've read Georgette Heyer's romances since I was in my early 20's. I'm 68 now and am thrilled to have found her mysteries. They are well worth waiting for.
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- C Noto
- 02-01-17
one of my favorites
listening to this was a total pleasure. loved the characters, the plot and the ending.
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- Steven L. Wilson
- 06-04-15
Between Heyer's Deft Characterizations
And Ulli Berve's skillful narration this is an outstanding example of a genre that flourished in the heyday/golden age of the English murder mystery. Although Agatha Christie was the better known and best selling practitioner of this type of book I find ther is more depth and nuance in characterization in Heyer's works whereas Christie manipulates card board cut outs through her admittedly ingenious plots? Highly recommended for what is, an adept version of a type of mystery so frequently written in the day it virtually qualified as a cottage industry. The narrator is the icing on the cakes at the cream teas.
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- Karen
- 30-06-15
awful narrator
I like Georgette Heyer's mysteries & would have bought all of them in audio, except someone made a really bad decision to "update" all of them with a really bad reader.
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- Claire
- 14-02-15
What a twist
While I am enjoying this series of mysteries, I wasn't sure about this one from a previous review by a fellow Audible listener. Apparently they weren't all that trilled with the cast of characters. My first thought was, well that's just typical British mystery casting. Now I'm sure, and glad I did. The twisted sister plot was well worth it.
Extremely entertaining.
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- kiwi bookaholic
- 09-11-20
A favourite from Georgette Heyer
This story has been a favourite for more than 50 years. I appreciated the reader who managed tone, expression and accent excellently and who didnt try an exagerately deepened voice for male speakers. Brellianly done
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- AMorganna99
- 24-03-20
Great narrator, great story
Ulli Birve does a great job narrating this series and I look forward to hearing her do the next one. A good story with plenty of twists and red herrings, Agatha Christie lovers will love Heyer’s mysteries!