Georgette Heyer Reading Order

4 books (1926–1937)

Georgette Heyer's Alastair-Audley series comprises four complete novels published between 1926 and 1937, blending mystery, romance, and historical fiction set in the Georgian and Regency eras. The books should be read in publication order: These Old Shades, Devil's Cub, Regency Buck, and An Infamous Army, as they follow the interconnected lives of the aristocratic Alastair and Audley families across generations. While each novel can be enjoyed for its own plot and characters, reading in sequence provides deeper context for the family relationships and historical threads that weave through the series.

Start with These Old Shades, the first of 4 books in the Alastair-Audley series.

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1	These Old Shades 1926Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Devil's Cub 1932Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Regency Buck 1935Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	An Infamous Army 1937Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1994–2022)

Georgette Heyer's Anthologies series comprises five volumes published between 1994 and 2022, featuring curated collections that span mystery, thriller, and romance genres. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Anthology of Love and Romance and continuing through The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950, Bodies from the Library, Love, Lust and Passion in Regency Times, and concluding with The Bridgerthonian Novels. The series appears to be complete, offering readers a diverse selection of works organized thematically across its installments.

Start with The Anthology of Love and Romance, the first of 5 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	The Anthology of Love and Romance 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Bodies from the Library 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Love, Lust and Passion in Regency Times 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Bridgerthonian Novels 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1935–1941)

Georgette Heyer's Inspector Hannasyde series comprises five complete mysteries published between 1935 and 1941, all featuring the steady detective as he unravels various crimes. These standalone mysteries should be read in publication order, beginning with Death in the Stocks and concluding with A Christmas Party. The series blends classic detective work with Heyer's characteristic wit and romance elements, offering readers engaging puzzles solved by one of mystery fiction's most reliable investigators.

Start with Death in the Stocks / Merely Murder, the first of 5 books in the Inspector Hannasyde series.

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1	Death in the Stocks / Merely Murder 1935Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Behold, Here's Poison 1936Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	They Found Him Dead 1937Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Blunt Instrument 1938Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Christmas Party / Envious Casca 1941Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1939–1953)

Georgette Heyer's Inspector Hemingway trilogy consists of three complete mystery novels published between 1939 and 1953. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with No Wind of Blame, followed by Duplicate Death and Detection Unlimited. Each book features the resourceful Inspector Hemingway investigating complex crimes while balancing elements of mystery and romance.

Start with No Wind of Blame and read in order.

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1	No Wind of Blame 1939Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Duplicate Death 1951Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Detection Unlimited 1953Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

40 books (1818–2026)

The Modern Library Torchbearers is an ongoing collection of 39 classic and influential works curated to highlight significant voices in literature, beginning with Jane Austen's Persuasion and spanning from 1818 to 2026. This series features diverse authors across mystery, thriller, and romance genres, with works by writers including Emily Brontë, Kate Chopin, Virginia Woolf, and many others who shaped literary tradition. Readers should approach the series in publication order to experience the chronological development of these celebrated texts. The collection remains active with additional titles planned for future release.

Start with Persuasion(By: Jane Austen), the first of 39 books in the Modern Library Torchbearers series.

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1	Persuasion(By: Jane Austen) 1818Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Wuthering Heights(By: Emily Brontë) 1847Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl(By: Harriet Ann Jacobs) 1861Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Lady Audley's Secret(By: Mary Elizabeth Braddon) 1862Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Writings(By: Charlotte Perkins Gilman) 1892Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Awakening(By: Kate Chopin) 1899Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Goodness of St. Rocque: And Other Stories(By: Alice Dunbar-Nelson) 1899Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Custom of the Country(By: Edith Wharton) 1913Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Voyage Out(By: Virginia Woolf) 1915Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Regiment of Women(By: Clemence Dane,Melissa Broder) 1917Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Heads of Cerberus(By: Francis Stevens) 1919Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Transformation of Philip Jettan 1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	A Daughter of the Samurai(By: Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto) 1925Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Bread Givers(By: Anzia Yezierska) 1925Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes(By: Anita Loos) 1925Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Quicksand(By: Nella Larsen) 1928Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Passing(By: Nella Larsen) 1929Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Nada(By: Carmen Laforet) 1944Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	The Return of the Soldier(By: Rebecca West) 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	The Selected Poetry(By: Edna St. Vincent Millay,Olivia Gatwood,Nancy Milford) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Love, Anger, Madness: A Haitian Trilogy(By: Marie Vieux-Chauvet) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	American Indian Stories(By: Ziktala-Sa) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Narrative Of Sojourner Truth(By: Sojourner Truth,Oliver Gilbert) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Collected Poems of Chika Sagawa(By: Sawako Nakayasu,Chika Sagawa) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	There Is Confusion(By: Jessie Redmon Fauset) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Villette(By: Charlotte Brontë) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Mrs. Spring Fragrance: and Other Writings(By: C Pam Zhang,Sui Sin Far) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	The Southern Woman: Selected Fiction(By: Elizabeth Spencer) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Squatter and the Don(By: Ana Castillo,María Amparo Ruiz de Burton) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Princess of 72nd Street(By: Elaine Kraf) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Find Him!(By: Elaine Kraf) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	I Am Clarence(By: Sarah Manguso,Elaine Kraf) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Lolly Willowes or, the loving huntsman(By: Sylvia Townsend Warner) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Plum Bun Without a Moral(By: Jessie Redmon Fauset) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	The House of Madelaine(By: Elaine Kraf) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	A Country Doctor(By: Sarah Orne Jewett) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Goodbye, Ramona(By: Montserrat Roig) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Memory House(By: Elaine Kraf) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Nothing Grows by Moonlight(By: Torborg Nedreaas) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	The Collected Stories of Katherine Mansfield(By: Katherine Mansfield,Sloane Crosley) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1922–2019)

Georgette Heyer's Short Stories and Novellas collection comprises five standalone pieces published across nearly a century, from 1922 to 2019. These mystery and romance-infused tales should be read in publication order, beginning with A Proposal to Cicely and continuing through Linckes' Great Case, The Bulldog and the Beast, The Chinese Shawl, and concluding with The Little Lady. The complete series offers readers a sampling of Heyer's diverse storytelling across different eras and genres.

Start with A Proposal to Cicely, the first of 5 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

3 books (1960–2019)

Georgette Heyer's three short story collections span nearly six decades, beginning with Snowdrift and Other Stories in 1960 and concluding with Acting on Impulse in 2019. These complete collections showcase the author's work across mystery, thriller, and romance genres through interconnected tales. Read the collections in publication order to experience Heyer's evolution as a writer across this finished series.

Start with Snowdrift and Other Stories and read in order.

#	Title
1	Snowdrift and Other Stories 1960Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Pistols for Two and Other Stories 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Acting on Impulse 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

47 books (1921–1976)

Georgette Heyer's collection spans 46 standalone novels published between 1921 and 1976, encompassing mystery thrillers and romantic fiction that can be enjoyed in any order. While each book stands independently with its own characters and plot, readers who wish to follow the author's creative evolution should begin with The Black Moth and progress through publication order. The complete series concludes with Heyer's final novel, offering decades of varied storytelling across multiple genres.

Start with The Black Moth, the first of 46 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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