Inspector Hemingway has his work cut out for him with ten prime suspects in the murder case of Sampson Warrenby....Slumped on a seat under an oak tree is old Sampson Warrenby, with a bullet through his head.…Everybody in the village...

Fiery, strong-willed Deb Grantham, who runs a gaming house with her aunt, is hardly the perfect wife for the young and naive Lord Mablethorpe. His lordship's family are scandalised that he proposes to marry one of 'faro's daughters', ...

The 2009 Naxos AudioBooks recording of Sylvester met with resounding approval and clamours for more Georgette Heyer audiobooks. Here is Venetia, a clear favourite from among Heyer's novels. In her trademark buoyant and exuberant style...

"Graceful and exciting…the best kind of 'escape' story." —Library JournalWhat seems a marriage of convenience…When young newlywed Lady Nell Cardross begins to fill her days with fashion and frivolity, the earl has to w...

Perhaps the most deeply cherished novel among Heyer fans, Arabella is the story of a poor girl who captures the heart of a handsome and wealthy bachelor. When Arabella first arrives in London, she has only one mission: to snare a ric...

Set in the Georgian period, about 20 years before the Regency, These Old Shades is considered to be the novel that launched Heyer's career. It features two of Heyer's most memorable characters: Justin Alastair, the Duke of Avon, and L...

Resourceful, adventurous and utterly indefatigable, Sophy is hardly the mild-mannered girl that the Rivenhalls expect when they agree to take her in. Kind-hearted Aunt Lizzy is shocked; stern Cousin Charles and his humourless fiancee ...

When Sylvester, the Duke of Salford, first meets Phoebe Marlow, he finds her dull and insipid. She finds him insufferably arrogant. But when a series of unforeseen events leads them to be stranded together in a lonely country inn, the...

Refusing her fortune-hunting suitors, Kitty Charing despairs of finding a man who would love her for herself and runs away, until the dangers of the city make her boldly propose to the elegant Mr. Standen of London. Reprint.

"A five-star job of sheerly delightful romance writing." —Chicago Sunday TribuneCan the wrong bride become the perfect wife?Adam Deveril, the new Viscount Lynton, is madly in love with the beautiful Julia Oversley. But he ...

Who would kill the perfect gentleman?When Ernest Fletcher is found bludgeoned to death in his study, everyone is shocked and mystified: Ernest was well-liked and respected, so who would have a motive for killing him?Enter Superintende...

"A writer of great wit and style.… I've read her books to ragged shreds." —Kate Fenton, Daily TelegraphA Delightful Tangle of Affairs.…The Earl of Spenborough had always been noted for his eccentricity. Leaving a widow...

"Cinematographic with escapes, kidnapping, galloping sword play, and a breathless elopement." —The Times Literary SupplementThe most daring, dashing hero of all"Mad Nicholas" to his friends, "Scourge of Spai...

Abigail Wendover, on the shelf at 28, is kept busy when her niece falls head over heels in love with a handsome fortune hunter and Abbie is forced into a confrontation with his scandalous uncle.Miles Calvery is the black sheep of his ...

A Moonlit Night, a Sleeping Village, and an Unaccountable Murder….In the dead of the night, a man in an evening dress is found murdered, locked in the stocks on the village green. Unfortunately for Superintendent Hannasyde, the dece...

An elegant card party turns deadly.…Inspector Hemingway has his work cut out for him when a seemingly civilized game of Duplicate Bridge leads to a double murder. The crimes seem identical, but were they carried out by the same hand...

Tis the season—to be dead....A holiday party takes on a sinister aspect when the colorful assortment of guests discovers there is a killer in their midst. The owner of the substantial estate, that old Scrooge Nathaniel Herriard, is ...

"A writer of great wit and style.… I've read her books to ragged shreds." —Kate Fenton, Daily TelegraphThe spirited and independent Miss Annis Wychwood is…twenty-nine and well past the age for falling in love. But when...

Tragedy befalls the Carter family following an eventful visit from a Russian prince and a scandalous blackmail letterThe superlatively analytical Inspector Hemingway is confronted by a murder that seems impossible—no one was near th...

A family tyrant whose murder has shocking and far-reaching consequences....Hated for his cruel and vicious nature, ruling his family with an iron hand from his sickbed, tyrannical patriarch Adam Penhallow is found murdered the day bef...

"Georgette Heyer is unbeatable!" —Sunday TelegraphFor her, he would do anything.…Plainspoken country gentleman Philip Jettan won't bother with a powdered wig, high heels, and fashionable lace cuffs, until he discovers th...

"What happens when a many-titled Duke decides to play hookey from his suffocating dignity.…" —Kirkus ReviewsThe Duke of Sale is out to prove himselfThe shy, young Duke of Sale has never known his parents. Instead, his Gr...

Resourceful, adventurous and utterly indefatigable, Sophy is hardly the mild-mannered girl that the Rivenhalls expect when they agree to take her in. Kind-hearted Aunt Lizzy is shocked; stern Cousin Charles and his humorless fiancee E...

"Triumphantly good.… Georgette Heyer is unbeatable." —India Knight, Sunday TelegraphAn impetuous flight…Tiffany Wield's bad behavior is a serious trial to her chaperone. "On the shelf " at twenty-eight, Ancil...

"Fascinating reading…authentic atmosphere in a delightful English tale." —Chicago Sunday TribuneLess than a hero's welcome…Returning to his family seat from Waterloo, Gervase Frant, seventh Earl of St Erth, could have ...

Based on the true story of Brigade-Major Harry Smith and the very young Spanish noblewoman he met and married during the Peninsular Wars, when the Duke of Wellington's forces fought Napoleon's army in Spain and PortugalAfter marrying ...

"A story in the manner of Jane Austen, of domestic comedy and love affairs." —Times Literary SupplementAn impetuous young lady and a fugitive nobleman…When spirited Eustacie stumbles into a band of smugglers, she is deli...

"Witty…a cheerful extravaganza." —The New YorkerHis exploits were legendary.…Captain John Staple, back from the battlefront, is already bored with his quiet civilian life in the country. When he stumbles upon a mystery...

"Wonderful entertainment from first page to last." —Chicago TribuneA past dispute…When the irascible Lord Darracott's eldest son dies unexpectedly, the noble family must accept their estranged Yorkshire cousin as heir ap...

The third book in Georgette Heyer's brilliant and highly acclaimed series of detective novels featuring the amiable Superintendent Hannasyde.One heir after another turns up dead....Silas Kane's sixtieth birthday party was marred by ar...