"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...

A Georgette Heyer Regency romance that takes a close look at the smuggling trade of the period, full of humor, and with a scene of family bonding and theatrics that readers will remember forever. When a Yorkshire cousin becomes heir t...

"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...

Venetia Lanyon, beautiful, intelligent and independent, lives in comfortable seclusion in rural Yorkshire with her precocious brother Aubrey. Her future seems safe and predictable: either marriage to the respectable but dull Edward Ya...

A lightsome, brightsome comedy.'-Kirkus Reviews'Nimble, light-hearted chronicle of high London society in the time of the Regency.'-The New YorkerGeorgette Heyer's sparkling romances have charmed and delighted millions of readers. Her...