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Death in the Stocks
Death in the Stocks
Oct 30, 2024 7:37 AM

Author:Georgette Heyer,Matt Addis

Death in the Stocks

Brought to you by Penguin.

A moonlit night. A sleeping village. And an unaccountable murder...

An English bobbie returning from night patrol finds a corpse in evening dress locked in the stocks on the village green. He identifies the body immediately. Andrew Vereker was not a well-loved man, and narrowing down the suspects is not going to be an easy job. The Vereker family are corrupt and eccentric -and hardly cooperative ...

It's another case for the resourceful Superintendent Hannasyde, who sets off on the trail of a killer so cunning that even his consummate powers of detection are tested to their limits...

© Georgette Heyer 1935 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Reviews

'We had better start ranking Heyer alongside such incomparable whodunit authors as Christie, Marsh, Tey and Allingham'

—— San Francisco Chronicle

'Rarely have we seen humour and mystery so perfectly blended'

—— New York Times

'Sharp, clear and witty'

—— The New Yorker

'Heyer's characters and dialogue are an abiding delight to me ... I have seldom met people to whom I have taken so violent a fancy from the word "Go"'

—— Dorothy L. Sayers

'The wittiest of detective writers'

—— Daily Mail

Death in the Stocks is that rare and refreshing thing - a clever problem stated, developed and finally solved in terms of character

—— The Times

Miss Heyer's characters act and speak with an ease that is as refreshing as it is rare in the ordinary mystery novel

—— Times Literary Supplement

'If it wasn't written by Robert Goddard, you'd say 'Alexander McCall Smith meets Robert Goddard' because few people are as brilliant at plots as he is - or the broad, sweeping, twists and turns that we never see coming - that final epilogue-ultra-twist was really clever...It's an incredibly courageous move on Robert's part and it's worked in spades. . Wada's a perfect new character: intelligent, wryly funny, unhampered by domestic concerns and completely unswerving once she's set her mind on something. I sincerely hope she turns up again - often.'

—— Manda Scott, author of A Treachery of Spies, Sunday Times Thriller of the Month and McIlvanney Prize winner

Here...McCarthy writes at the height of his powers, interweaving the new future with the recent past... The Making of Incarnation McCarthy adds to his reputation as one of our most knowledgeable and perceptive novelists.

—— Bookmunch

Totally intriguing story with a believable cast of original characters who I cared about from the first page to the last. I absolutely raced through it. And just when I thought it was over . . . another brilliant twist. Excellent writing. A highly recommendable read.

—— Emma Christie, author of THE SILENT DAUGHTER

Addictive, tense and pacy, Safe at Home kept me constantly guessing.

—— B A Paris, bestselling author of BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

Tense, dark, horrifying and addictive - every parent's nightmare in book form. Unputdownable.

—— Catherine Cooper, bestselling author of THE CHALET

Great twists and an ending that gave me goosebumps.

—— Allie Reynolds, author of SHIVER

Lauren North is an author I can always trust to deliver a belter of a read. Safe At Home is enthrallingly dark and utterly addictive, delivering twist after twist at break-neck speed, whilst skilfully pulling at our heart strings. North is an unstoppable talent, and I can't wait to see what she has in store for us next.

—— Jack Jordan, author of DO NO HARM

Fast-paced and super-readable!

—— Fabulous

A chilling thriller, perfect for a long weekend.

—— OK


If you're in the mood for a dark family drama, this novel will be right up your street . . . Expect plenty of twists and turns.

—— Heat

This disturbing thriller is breathlessly brilliant.

—— Bella

A chilling, masterful thriller.

—— Woman's Own

Excellent pacing, sprightly narrative voices, and judicious dabs of wry humor make this a highly entertaining tale. Kurian's refreshingly different slant on psychopathy marks her as a writer to watch

—— Publishers Weekly

Impossible to put down

—— Louise O'Neill

A sharp debut, and ant-heroine Chloe is darkly entertaining throughout.

—— Irish Independent

Kurian expertly threads revenge and cat-and-mouse story arcs with Chloe's frank, show-stealing narration...Kurian's highly anticipated thriller will undoubtedly lead fans of Gone Girl, Dexter and Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley novels to hope for Chloe's return.

—— Booklist, starred review

Electrifying and entirely unpredictable.

—— Woman's Own

Delivered with panache and wit

—— New York Times Book Review

This book was like a refreshing can of something fizzy - the interactions between the program members are a joy, and the plot full of sharp turns and surprises. I quickly became quite fond of this disparate gang of plotting, scheming young monsters. Can't remember reading something I enjoyed so much in ages. Highly recommended.

—— Helen Callaghan, author of the Sunday Times bestseller Dear Amy

Readers won't want to put down this fast and engaging debut novel, and they'll root for the characters who've been cast as villains

—— Library Journal

A powerful puzzle of a murder mystery, as impossible to solve as it is to put down. What starts as a delicious thriller becomes a fascinating investigation of amorality, vengeance, and redemption. A powder keg of a debut.

—— Robin Wasserman, author of Girls on Fire

Stick a bunch of devious psychopaths together and what could possibly go wrong? (...) a completely original, clever whodunit from a talented new arrival to the world of psychological suspense.

—— Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of The Other Mrs.

Sharp, original and extremely entertaining. The portrayal of psychopathy is nuanced and sensitive - something you don't see enough of in thriller fiction.

—— Nancy Tucker, author of The First Day of Spring

Truly original. Vera's main characters are believable and likeable, despite their nature. A very intriguing read.

—— Joy Kluver, author of Broken Girls

Shocking, moving, full of heart ... deeply layered and intricately plotted ... A Slow Fire Burning shows a writer at the height of her powers

—— The Observer

This tense and irresistible read is best binged in one sitting

—— Heat

Intricately interwoven plots and subplots, propulsive twists and a neat finale, a deliciously easy psycho drama to hungrily tear through.

—— Evening Standard

A brilliant read

—— Bella magazine

A psychological thriller that begins with a death on a canal boat and involves a cadre of shifty, damaged characters.

—— The i Paper

A multi-layered mystery simmering with secrets, resentments and griefs.

—— WOMAN
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