The Toll-Gate

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Summary: Regency Romance meets Murder Mystery
Review: Georgette Heyer is noted as a writer of Regency romances (she established the genre) and of murder mysteries. In this book she integrates the two into a seamless whole, producing an mystery that is inseparable from a romance (and which is set during the Regency). This sounds an unlikely juxtaposition, but Heyer pulls it off without a jarring note.

Captain John Staple, at a loose end now that the war against Napoleon is over, stumbles across an anomaly: an unattended tollgate. He takes shelter for the night, and in the morning finds a reason to stay in the area: Miss Stornaway. The two turn out connected, which is not to the Captain's liking, and he finds it necessary to disentangle them before he can let justice take its course.

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Summary: Un-engrossing
Review: I am a long-time reader of Georgette Heyer and, unfortunately, this is one of her few books that completely failed to draw me in. Perhaps it was because I was expecting a Regency and ended up with a mystery novel, but the book failed to evoke my interest, much less, perhaps, than some of her other mysteries, and I never managed to finish it. Some people will like the idea of a Regency/mystery, but I prefer them separated- it's something to keep in mind before purchasing this book.

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Summary: Gentle Giant and true love at a toll-gate!
Review: I am an unabashed "Heyer" fan and own almost everything she has ever written but I believe that this is one of her best as far as humor and wit are concerned. These "characters" all grab your heart, make you both laugh and cry ... sometimes all at once! One of my favorites that I have read and re-read many times over. Enjoy!

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Summary: Funny and Absurd
Review: I am an unabashed "Heyer" fan and own almost everything she has ever written but I believe that this is one of her best as far as humor and wit are concerned. These "characters" all grab your heart, make you both laugh and cry ... sometimes all at once! One of my favorites that I have read and re-read many times over. Enjoy!

Rating:
Summary: Gentle Giant and true love at a toll-gate!
Review: I am an unabashed "Heyer" fan and own almost everything she has ever written but I believe that this is one of her best as far as humor and wit are concerned. These "characters" all grab your heart, make you both laugh and cry ... sometimes all at once! One of my favorites that I have read and re-read many times over. Enjoy!

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Summary: A Fun book, if a little unpolished
Review: I've read where this was originally written as a serial, so some things got stuck in which were never afterward addressed as the story evolved into something else than Heyer originally envisioned. Nevermind! An amusing time is still had by all.

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Summary: Funny and Absurd
Review: Unlike a previous reviewer, I have read this one many times and find the dialogue so funny I laugh out loud. Not the typical heroine and hero but very real characters. I just love this book.