Georgette Heyer (1902-1974) Published Books Contemporary Novels: These novels, about young women during the period after World War I, were modestly successful, but Heyer suppressed efforts to reprint them. 1923 - Instead of the Thorn 1928 - Helen 1929 - Pastel 1930 - Barren Corn Historical Novels: Of the wide range of eras Heyer wrote about, the Georgian and Regency were the most successful. 1921 - The Black Moth (Georgian) 1923 - Powder and Patch (Georgian - first published as the Transformation of Philip Jettan) 1923 - The Great Roxhythe (Restoration) 1925 - Simon the Coldheart (Henry IV) 1926 - These Old Shades (Georgian/Louis XV) 1928 - The Masqueraders (Georgian/Jacobite) 1929 - Beauvallet (Elizabethan) 1931 - The Conqueror (historical biography of William) 1932 - Devil's Cub (Georgian) 1934 - The Convenient Marriage (Regency) 1935 - Regency Buck (Regency) 1936 - The Talisman Ring (Regency) 1937 - An Infamous Army (Regency) 1938 - Royal Escape (Charles II) 1940 - The Spanish Bride ( Regency) 1940 - The Corinthian (Regency, published in the United States as Beau Wyndham) 1941 - Faro's Daughter (Regency) 1944 - Friday's Child (Regency) 1946 - The Reluctant Widow (Regency - and there is a film version) 1948 - The Foundling (Regency) 1949 - Arabella (Regency) 1950 - The Grand Sophy (Regency) 1951 - The Quiet Gentleman (Regency) 1953 - Cotillion (Regency) 1954 - The Toll-gate (Regency) 1955 - Bath Tangle (Regency) 1956 - Sprig Muslin (Regency) 1957 - April Lady (Regency) 1957 - Sylvester: or the Wicked Uncle (Regency) 1958 - Venetia (Regency) 1959 - The Unknown Ajax (Regency) 1960 - Pistols for Two (short stories) 1961 - A Civil Contract (Regency) 1962 - The Nonesuch (Regency) 1963 - False Colors (Regency) 1965 - Frederica (Regency) 1966 - The Black Sheep (Regency) 1968 - Cousin Kate (Regency) 1970 - Charity Girl (Regency) 1972 - Lady of Quality (Regency) 1975 - My Lord John (Medieval - published posthumously) Mysteries: 1932 - Footsteps in the Dark 1933 - Why Shoot a Butler 1934 - The Unfinished Clue 1935 - Death in the Stocks 1936 - Behold, Here's Poison 1937 - They Found Him Dead 1938 - A Blunt Instrument 1939 - No Wind of Blame 1941 - Envious Casca 1942 - Penhallow 1951 - Duplicate Death 1953 - Detection Unlimited

Arabella April Lady Bath Tangle Beauvallet Charity Girl The Corinthian Cotillion Cousin Kate Devil's Cub False Colours Faro's Daughter Frederica Friday's Child Powder and Patch Regency Buck Simon the Coldheart Sprig Muslin Sylvester Venetia The Black Moth The Black Sheep The Convenient Marriage The Foundling The Grand Sophy The Masqueraders The Quiet Gentleman The Reluctant Widow The Spanish Bride The Talisman Ring The Toll-gate The Unknown Ajax These Old Shades Emma Pride and Prejudice Scarlet Pimpernel Back to main