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Georgette Heyer Books in Order

7 series including Inspector Hannasyde, Inspector Hemingway and more

★ 1 NYT bestseller 7 series 73 books Latest: The Bridgerthonian Novels (2022)

Since 1921, Georgette Heyer has published 73 books. The work is organised into 7 series; the longest is Inspector Hannasyde at 5 books. The newest book on our shelves is The Bridgerthonian Novels (2022).

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1 Inspector Hannasyde 2 Inspector Hemingway 3 Alastair-Audley 4 Georgette Heyer Other Novels 5 Georgette Heyer Short Stories/Novellas 6 Georgette Heyer Short Story Collections 7 Georgette Heyer Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

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Georgette Heyer has placed one book on the New York Times bestseller lists.

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Why Shoot a Butler?
Georgette Heyer Other Novels

1 week on the Times Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list · peaked at #22 · debuted Feb 2014

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Reading Order

7 series · 73 books

Inspector Hannasyde Series

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1 Death in the Stocks / Merely Murder 1935 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Behold, Here's Poison 1936 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 They Found Him Dead 1937 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 A Blunt Instrument 1938 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 A Christmas Party / Envious Casca 1941 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Inspector Hemingway Series

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1 No Wind of Blame 1939 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Envious Casca 1941 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Duplicate Death 1951 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Detection Unlimited 1953 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Alastair-Audley Series

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1 These Old Shades 1926 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Devil's Cub 1932 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Regency Buck 1935 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 An Infamous Army 1937 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Georgette Heyer Other Novels

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1 The Black Moth 1921 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Powder And Patch 1923 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Transformation of Philip Jettan 1923 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Great Roxhythe 1923 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Simon the Coldheart 1925 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Masqueraders 1928 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Helen 1928 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Beauvallet 1929 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Barren Corn 1930 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Conqueror 1931 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Footsteps in the Dark 1932 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Why Shoot a Butler? 1933 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 The Convenient Marriage 1934 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 The Unfinished Clue 1934 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 The Talisman Ring 1936 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Royal Escape 1938 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 The Corinthian 1940 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 The Spanish Bride 1940 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Faro's Daughter 1941 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Penhallow 1942 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Friday's Child 1944 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 The Reluctant Widow 1946 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 The Foundling 1948 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 Arabella 1949 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 The Grand Sophy 1950 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 The Quiet Gentleman 1951 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 Cotillion 1953 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 The Toll-Gate 1954 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 Bath Tangle 1955 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 Sprig Muslin 1956 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 Sylvester 1957 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
32 April Lady 1957 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
33 Sylvester or The Wicked Uncle 1957 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
34 Venetia 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
35 The Unknown Ajax 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
36 Pistols for Two 1960 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
37 A Civil Contract 1961 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
38 The Nonesuch 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
39 False Colours 1963 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
40 Frederica 1965 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
41 Black Sheep 1966 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
42 Cousin Kate 1968 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
43 Charity Girl 1970 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
44 Instead of the Thorn 1971 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
45 Lady Of Quality 1972 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
46 My Lord John 1975 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
47 Pastel 1976 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Georgette Heyer Short Stories/Novellas

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1 A Proposal to Cicely (Short Story) 1922 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Linckes' Great Case (Short Story) 1923 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Little Lady (Short Story) 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Bulldog and the Beast (Short Story) 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Chinese Shawl (Short Story) 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Georgette Heyer Short Story Collections

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1 Snowdrift and Other Stories 1960 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Pistols for Two and Other Stories 1970 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Acting on Impulse 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Georgette Heyer Anthologies

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1 The Anthology of Love and Romance 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Bodies from the Library 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Love, Lust and Passion in Regency Times 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Bridgerthonian Novels 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

Georgette Heyer (; 16 August 1902 – 4 July 1974) was an English novelist and short-story writer, in both the Regency romance and detective fiction genres. Her writing career began in 1921, when she turned a story conceived for her ailing younger brother into the novel The Black Moth. In 1925 Heyer married George Ronald Rougier, a mining engineer.

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