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Originally Posted by DMB
Heyer wrote in two different genres: detective stories and historical novels. I don't find the first as interesting as the second. Her first few historical novels, The Black Moth, Powder and Patch, These Old Shades and The Masqueraders are set in the 18th century. The first three in particular are full of rather stilted "18th-century" language. Later on she homed in to the Regency period, acquiring an encyclopaedic knowledge of the politics, mores and slang of the period. Most people prefer her Regency books.
She was a very popular writer and is well thought of by many more "literary" writers. I enjoy her books because they are usually very funny as well as being good page-turners.
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Thanks! I will definitely look her up, I love historical fiction.