Order of Georgette Heyer Books
Georgette Heyer (1902-1974) was a British author of historical romance and detective fiction. She is best known for the creation of the Regency romance subgenre. Heyer is often compared to Jane Austen (whose novels are set in similar time periods), although Austen wrote her romances in contemporary times, whereas Heyer would have to detail the settings.
Georgette had her first novel published in 1921, which was titled The Black Moth. She is a prolific author, having at least one novel published each year for most of her career. Below is a list of Georgette Heyer’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Inspector Hannasyde Books
| Death in the Stocks / Merely Murder | (1935) |    |
| Behold, Here's Poison | (1936) | |
| They Found Him Dead | (1937) | |
| A Blunt Instrument | (1938) | |
| A Christmas Party / Envious Casca | (1941) | |
Publication Order of Inspector Hemingway Books
| No Wind of Blame | (1939) | |
| Envious Casca | (1941) | |
| Duplicate Death | (1951) | |
| Detection Unlimited | (1953) | |
Publication Order of Alastair-Audley Books
| These Old Shades | (1926) | |
| Devil's Cub | (1932) | |
| Regency Buck | (1935) | |
| An Infamous Army | (1937) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Black Moth | (1921) | |
| Powder And Patch | (1923) | |
| The Transformation of Philip Jettan | (1923) | |
| The Great Roxhythe | (1923) | |
| Simon the Coldheart | (1925) | |
| The Masqueraders | (1928) | |
| Helen | (1928) | |
| Beauvallet | (1929) | |
| Barren Corn | (1930) | |
| The Conqueror | (1931) | |
| Footsteps in the Dark | (1932) | |
| Why Shoot a Butler? | (1933) | |
| The Convenient Marriage | (1934) | |
| The Unfinished Clue | (1934) | |
| The Talisman Ring | (1936) | |
| Royal Escape | (1938) | |
| The Corinthian | (1940) | |
| The Spanish Bride | (1940) | |
| Faro's Daughter | (1941) | |
| Penhallow | (1942) | |
| Friday's Child | (1944) | |
| The Reluctant Widow | (1946) | |
| The Foundling | (1948) | |
| Arabella | (1949) | |
| The Grand Sophy | (1950) | |
| The Quiet Gentleman | (1951) | |
| Cotillion | (1953) | |
| The Toll-Gate | (1954) | |
| Bath Tangle | (1955) | |
| Sprig Muslin | (1956) | |
| Sylvester | (1957) | |
| April Lady | (1957) | |
| Sylvester or The Wicked Uncle | (1957) | |
| Venetia | (1958) | |
| The Unknown Ajax | (1959) | |
| Pistols for Two | (1960) | |
| A Civil Contract | (1961) | |
| The Nonesuch | (1962) | |
| False Colours | (1963) | |
| Frederica | (1965) | |
| Black Sheep | (1966) | |
| Cousin Kate | (1968) | |
| Charity Girl | (1970) | |
| Instead of the Thorn | (1971) | |
| Lady Of Quality | (1972) | |
| My Lord John | (1975) | |
| Pastel | (1976) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| A Proposal to Cicely | (1922) | |
| Linckes' Great Case | (1923) | |
| The Little Lady | (2019) | |
| The Bulldog and the Beast | (2019) | |
| The Chinese Shawl | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Snowdrift and Other Stories | (1960) | |
| Pistols for Two and Other Stories | (1970) | |
| Acting on Impulse – Contemporary Short Stories of Georgette Heyer | (2019) | |
Notes: The Corinthian is also known as Beau Wyndham. Death in the Stocks was also published as Merely Murder. The Transformation of Philip Jettan was later published as Powder and Patch. Instead of the Thorn was published using the pen name of Stella Martin.
++++++++++++++++++with much love from Audrey
LOVE the Georgette Heyer Regency era books!
She INVENTED the genre, which is now so overused, but she was first….she studied the diaries and old letters and whatever else she could find to learn how the people TALKED, what they wore, what they ate, how they acted, what the “rules” of the society they lived in were…….NONE of her books are an excuse to run a soft porn scene! Nor do any of her books have 20th century/ 21st century people merely “dressed up” as 18th-19th century people, but speaking and acting like we do…..they are REAL!
Next to the great Jane Austen, she presents the Regency era as it really was!