“I might bend my reluctant mind thrillerwards” In April 1952, while she was writing the last pages of Cotillion, Georgette commented that her publisher, A.S. Frere of Heinemann, had blithely informed her “that he has […]
Detection Unlimited – the last detective novel Read More »
Georgette had enjoyed writing Death in the Stocks (1935), but it had been her last book for Longmans. She had signed a new contract with Hodder & Stoughton, the publishers famous for their “yellow jacket”
Behold, Here’s Poison – “An ingenious poisoning device” Read More »
By 1934 the Rougiers were comfortably settled into their new home of Blackthorns at Toat Hill, near the market town of Horsham wwhere Ronald had his sports store. Blackthorns was a large, comfortable house and
Death in the Stocks – “mirth and murder” Read More »
By August 1933 Georgette And Ronald had moved into their new home, Blackthorns, in Toat Hill near Slinfold, Sussex. The house was a large and comfortable one and the Rougiers had at least two servants
The Unfinished Clue – “pure joy from start to finish” Read More »
1932 – a landmark year !932 proved to be a landmark year for Georgette Heyer. On February 12th she gave birth to her first (and only) child, a son, Richard, and on the very same
Why Shoot a Butler? – “A classic tale of crime and detection” Read More »
A move to the country In April 1930 Georgette Heyer had returned to England from Macedonia where her husband, Ronald Rougier, had been working as a mining engineer in the lead mines near the Bulgarian
1932 – Footsteps in the Dark – the first detective-thriller Read More »