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Originally Posted by Akai
I've seen Georgette Heyer mentioned quite a few times on this forum while I've been exploring back through as many of the threads as possible, but would you believe that I'd never heard of her prior to joining MobileRead? I've never read a murder mystery before (and I'm always just terrible at Cluedo!), so I think I might download some of her murder mysteries. If I find those agreeable, I'll pick up a few of her romances. Can you please recommend some of her better novels in both genres? Amazon has provided me with a veritable ocean and I've got no idea where to start!
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For mysteries, Duplicate Death. They Found Him Dead (semi-prequel to Duplicate Death but not required to understand id), Behold Here's Poison and Detection Unlimited are also fun.
For romances, Cotillion (this is my favorite), Black Sheep, The Grand Sophy and Frederica are all good places to start. The Talisman Ring is kind of a crossover between romance and mystery - it's historical, and the heros and heroines get together while trying to solve a murder so they can restore the rightful heir.
Heyer's novels are typically very stereotypical, but they shine because of how she develops her characters and pulls the story together in dialogue. I think she falls short of Sayers and Christie in how she simply veers off from handling things seriously, but her books are almost always great fun.