I enjoy mysteries and Georgette Heyer's Regency romances, so I thought I'd give one of her mysteries a try. Although I enjoyed reading it (and didn't guess "who done it"), it was not as good as her romance novels. Because of her romance novels, I expected more romance in this mystery. There wasn't much and the relationship developed very quickly. It didn't seem plausible. The Unfinished Clue pales in comparison both to Heyer's romances and to works by the great Agatha Christie.

Heading towards a 5

Rating is 3.5 Stars.

This is a charming mystery who-dun-it reminiscent of Agatha Christie. We meet a host of characters at a weekend party, setting up the scene for when the crotchety but quite rich Sir Arthur is found stabbed to death. As I was introduced to the characters I found myself smiling, their nuances were quite humorous. Heyer has a way with the dialogue between the characters that evoke a sense of watching an old movie in your head.

The suspects are many: There is the emotionally abused wife, the son who would never please his dad, the dapper but gambling nephew always needing money, the couple who are visiting but the wife has designs on the rich man's money, the shallow cabaret dancer.. oh and there are a few quaint romances within..
As the mystery unfolds we get a sense of the dysfunctional family attributes of the deceased's family, and even neighbors as well that we have to figure into the equation of suspects.

Although not entirely a pageturner, the story itself was a pleasure to read, entertaining, and the mystery was interesting as well as the resolution. It was the strong cast of characters that made this a worthwhile and classy mystery read. Given its first issue date of 1934, it was written quite well and seemed modern, and I have no problems recommending this to anyone who enjoys a mystery or the Agatha Christie style crime novels.

I really did think I had this mystery figured out, which doesn't often happen for me. It turns out that I didn't :( The despair! This is the only Heyer mystery I've read so far, so I can't compare it to her others, but it definitely doesn't live up to her historical romances.

Witty and fluffy, for a cold day and a pot of tea.

I'd read my first Georgette Heyer book around Christmas. At the time, I was not sure how I felt about the writing style and if it was for me. I did love how she could take you by surprise, though!

By chance, I picked up a collection of her works at a library book sale and having heard them raved alongside the likes of Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle, decided to give another try. I am so glad I did! I was thoroughly engaged with the host of characters in The Unfinished Clue (as much as I was the the unraveling of the murder and the solving of it). The story kept me on my toes, too. I was constantly guessing and revising who had committed the murder.

Can't wait to read another!

I read all of Heyer’s regency romances years ago, and have been working through the mysteries ever since. They’re wonderful for a cozy, rainy weekend. She’s so great at poking fun at her characters, and they always end so neatly!

Not in the realm of Agatha Christie, but still a good, cozy, English mystery. Typical story line of a weekend house party and the murder that takes place. I would probably read another by this author, but would get it from the library instead of purchasing it.

I've just read a large stack of Heyer mysteries, and I really liked this one. I never figured out who did it (I didn't even suspect them), which is unusual. Heyer uses a different detective here, so I missed the usual banter that comes with Inspector Hemingway. Anyway, an enjoyable read!