Georgette Heyer

The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century Georgette Heyer - Clad in his customary black and silver, with raven hair unpowdered and elaborately dressed, diamonds on his fingers and in his cravat, Hugh Tracy Clare Belmanoir, Duke of Andover, sat at the escritoire in the library of his town house, writing. He wore no rouge on his face, the almost unnatural pallor of which seemed designedly enhanced by a patch set beneath his right eye. Brows and lashes were black, the former slanting slightly up at the corners, but his narrow, heavy-lidded eyes were green and strangely piercing. The thin lips curled a little, sneering, as one dead-white hand travelled to and fro across the paper. ... but it seems that the Fair Lady has a Brother, who, finding Me Enamoured, threw down the Gauntlet. I soundly whipt the presumptuous Child, and so the Affair ends. Now, as you, My dear Frank, also took some Interest in the Lady, I write for the Express Purpose of informing You that at my Hands she has received no Hurt, nor is not like to. This I in part tell You that You shall not imagine Yr self in Honor bound again to call Me out, which Purpose, an I mistake not, I yesterday read in Yr Eyes. I should be Exceeding loth to meet You in a Second Time, when I should consider it my Duty to teach You an even severer Lesson than Before. This I am not Wishful of doing for the Liking I bear You. "So in all Friendship believe me, Frank, "Your most Obedient, Humble "DEVIL

The Transformation of Philip Jettan Georgette Heyer - Philip Jettan cares nothing for style and society. The Sussex squires son confines his pursuits to farming and his captivating neighbor, Cleone Charteris. But Cleone is simply lower back from London, where shes attracted the eye of a rushing new suitor who is schooled in the artwork of courtship. Looking at her old buddy with new eyes, Cleone dismisses Philip as "a uncooked u . S . Bumpkin," so the wounded younger farmer retreats to Paris to accumulate refinement. Returning as a fashionably attired man of the world, Philip astounds Cleone together with his new mannersbut to his dismay, he discovers that he may have lost his sweetheart alongside with his rough edges.Georgette Heyer (1902seventy four) changed into among her eras most distinguished writers of ancient romances. Inspired via Jane Austen, she often set her testimonies in the Regency length, and her atmospheric novels gained extensive praise and admiration for their scrupulous ancient accuracy. Starting at the age of seventeen with The Black Moth, Heyer wrote numerous dozen books, including detective fiction and thrillers. This edition of The Transformation of Philip Jettan restores the unique very last chapter, which changed into eliminated whilst the novel became republished as Powder and Patch.

It is a complete mystery why anyone would choose to murder the trusted old butler of Norton Manor. Barrister turned amateur detective, Frank Amberley, has reason to suspect that the shooting involves the nervy young lady discovered at the scene of the crime, a snooping gentleman in the halls of Greythorne and then a second dead body.

John, Duke of Bedford, grew to manhood fighting for his father, King Henry IV of England, on the wild and lawless Northern Marches. A prince of the royal blood, loyal, strong, the greatest ally that his brother - the future Henry V - was to have.

Un fenómeno literario único en la literatura inglesa del siglo XX La bella y perspicaz Venetia Lanyon vive con su hermano Aubrey en una mansión de Yorkshire. A sus veinticinco años, disfruta de una existencia apacible y razonablemente feliz, aunque solo ha tenido dos aburridos pretendientes que no han logrado conquistar su corazon. Por suerte o por desgracia, todo cambia cuando el libertino y supuestamente depravado lord Damerel se instala en una propiedad vecina. Entre el y Venetia naceran sentimientos a los que se opondran con fuerza familia, amigos, conocidos e incluso el propio Damerel. Asi pues, tendra que ser Venetia quien, tras superar dudas y algun desengaño, se valga de toda su astucia para doblegar el destino y conseguir aquello que mas desea. (extraido de la web Autoras en la sombra)

El rico y arrogante Sylvester, duque de Salford, está pensando en casarse, naturalmente un matrimonio de conveniencia que le asegure una esposa capaz de cuidar de su sobrino huérfano y atender a su madre viuda. Con tal proposito acude a Austerby a comprobar si una de las seis posibles candidatas, la joven Phoebe Marlow, cumple sus exigentes requisitos. Pero cuando la inquieta Phoebe, cuya principal virtud parece ser la inteligencia, huye rapidamente al enterarse de la llegada del duque, este se siente intrigado.

Cuando sir Horace Stanton-Lacy acepta una misión diplomática en Sudamérica, le pide a su hermana lady Ombersley que se haga cargo de su hija, la «pequeña» Sophia, y de paso lo ayude a encontrarle un

La muerte del patriarca Gregory altera la aparente tranquilidad en la elegante mansión de los Matthews. Si la avara tía Harriet no duda de que la causa fue la opulenta cena a base de pato asado y el mejor scotch, la imperiosa Gertrude exige una autopsia. Asi pues, en medio de un cruce de acusaciones mas o menos veladas, los examenes confirmaran lo peor: ¡veneno! Y aunque los miembros de la familia parecen dispuestos a colaborar con el comisario Hannasyde, cada nueva pista no hace sino confirmar que todos tenian motivos para matar al pobre Gregory.Primera entrega de la serie de suspense de Georgette Heyer ambientada en los años treinta. El humor caustico, los dialogos chispeantes y la viveza de unos personajes moldeados con maestria caracterizan estas novelas que han deleitado a varias generaciones de lectores y recabado multiples elogios de criticos como el famoso Jacques Barzun, que incluyo a Heyer en el panteon de las mejores escritoras de misterio inglesas.

Arabella ha venido a Londres con un propósito muy concreto: encontrar marido. Pero no cualquier marido, sino uno muy rico, ya que, además de mantenerla a ella, deberá sanear la maltrecha economía de

The theory that Silas accidentally lost his way in the fog is confirmed when the coroner returns a verdict of death by misadventure. But then Kanes nephew and heir is murdered and threats are made on the next in line to the fortune, throwing a new and sinister light on Silas Kanes death.

The stabbing of irascible General Sir Arthur Billington-Smith fails to stir up grief in anyone - least of all his family, which is no wonder considering the way he had treated them all during the fateful weekend. Inspector Harding picks his way through a mass of familial discontent to find the culprit - and find much more besides.

The Vereker family are corrupt and eccentric -and hardly cooperative ... Its another case for the resourceful Superintendent Hannasyde, who sets off on the trail of a killer so cunning that even his consummate powers of detection are tested to their limits...

When Ernest Fletcher is found bludgeoned to death in his study, everyone is shocked and mystified: Ernest was well-liked and respected, so who would have a motive for killing him?Enter Superintendent Hannasyde who, with consummate skill, begins to uncover the complexities of Fletchers life.

Slumped on a seat under an oak tree is old Sampson Warrenby, with a bullet through his brain. He is discovered by his anxious niece, Mavis, who is just one of the tne people in the village in the running for chief suspect, having just cause to dislike Warrenby intensely.

In 1815, beneath the aegis of the Army of Occupation, Brussels is the gayest town in Europe. And the widow Lady Barbara Childe, renowned for being as outrageous as she is beautiful, fashionable and light-hearted. When she meets Charles Audley, her joie de vivre knows no bounds - until the eve of the fateful Battle of Waterloo...

When Gregory Matthews, patriarch of the Poplars is found dead one morning, imperious Aunt Harriet blames it on the roast duck he ate for supper. It falls to Superintendent Hannasyde to sift through all the secrets and lies and discover just who killed Gregory Matthews, before the killer strikes again...

A civilised game of Duplicate Bridge ends in a double murder in which both victims were strangled with a tourniquet of picture wire. The crimes seem identical, but were they carried out by the same hand? The odds of solving this crime are stacked up against Inspector Hemingway. Fortunately, this first-rate detective doesnt miss a trick.

The death of Adam Penhallow on the eve of his birthday seems, at first, to be by natural causes. He was so bad tempered and mean that both his servants and his family hated him. It soon transpires that far from being a peaceful death, Penhallow was, in fact, murdered.