Georgette Heyer wrote forty historical novels and it is for this genre that she is primarily known. These are mainly light-hearted romances which are for the most part set in the Regency period, Her heroes are almost always rich, aristocratic, handsome and with magnificent physique, Her heroines, though often feisty and independent are inevitably only too happy to surrender themselves to the safe haven of the arms of the dominant male! These are nice, easy reading and a pleasant way to wile away an hour or two. (And one or two of them, ‘The Toll Gate’ and ‘Regency Buck’ for example, do contain an element of murder and mayhem.)
However, she did write twelve honest to goodness crime novels, which are not at all bad. Some of her characters are wonderful – Vicky and Wally in ‘No Wind of Blame’ for example and her plot lines do keep you guessing. Her detectives, Superintendent Hannasyde and Sergeant (later Chief Inspector) Hemingway are well-drawn, likeable characters and Georgette Heyer’s writing style is relaxed and free-flowing.
I like these books. Although in my opinion they do not have the ‘can’t put down’ quality of a really great whodunit, they are competent, interesting examples of the genre and I would recommend them to any murder mystery addicts.
Georgette Heyer Crime Novel Collection
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