Georgette Heyer Books in Order
65 books are credited to Georgette Heyer, published between 1921 and 2019; 6 of them appeared after Georgette Heyer's death in 1974. The first book is The Black Moth (1921) and the newest is The Chinese Shawl (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 65
- Published
- 1921–2019
- Confirmed
- 65 of 65 titles
- Pages on record
- 14,465 in 42 of 65 books
- Reading time
- 241–362 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 14,465 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 42 of 65 titles with a page count on record.
Georgette Heyer (16 August 1902 to 4 July 1974) was an English novelist and short-story writer in two genres, Regency romance and detective fiction. The Black Moth (1921), the first of 65 catalogued books, grew from a story Heyer invented for an ill younger brother. These Old Shades (1926) became popular even though it came out during the General Strike. Inspector Hannasyde, Inspector Hemingway and Alastair-Audley are the recurring series. The Chinese Shawl (2019) is the newest listed edition.
How many Georgette Heyer books are there?
Georgette Heyer has 65 books, released between 1921 and 2019. 6 of them were published after Georgette Heyer's death in 1974. They include 3 separate series.
Georgette Heyer Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 65 Georgette Heyer books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119211903/4
- 21922–3/4
- 31923–3/4
- 41923–3/4
- 5Powder And Patch / The Transformation of Philip JettanModern Library Torchbearers #121923 · confirmed 3/41923–3/4
- 61925–3/4
- 719263523/4
- 819284163/4
- 919283283/4
- 1019292723/4
- 1119302823/4
- 121931–3/4
- 1319322883/4
- 1419323523/4
- 1519333523/4
- 1619343203/4
- 1719343523/4
- 1819352743/4
- 1919353523/4
- 2019363523/4
- 2119363203/4
- 221937–3/4
- 2319374483/4
- 2419383523/4
- 2519383203/4
- 261939–3/4
- 2719403203/4
- 2819404963/4
- 291941–3/4
- 3019412593/4
- 3119423523/4
- 3219443763/4
- 331946–3/4
- 3419484113/4
- 3519493203/4
- 3619503843/4
- 3719513523/4
- 381951–3/4
- 3919533523/4
- 4019534063/4
- 411954–3/4
- 421955–3/4
- 431956–3/4
- 441957–3/4
- 451957–3/4
- 4619583843/4
- 4719593523/4
- 4819603683/4
- 491960–3/4
- 501961–3/4
- 5119623043/4
- 5219633203/4
- 5319653803/4
- 5419662523/4
- 5519683843/4
- 561970–3/4
- 5719703203/4
- 5819713543/4
- 5919723203/4
- 6019754643/4
- 6119763133/4
- 622019–3/4
- 632019–3/4
- 642019–3/4
- 652019–3/4
Georgette Heyer books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Georgette Heyer Standalone Novels
44 books44 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Georgette Heyer Short Stories/Novellas
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Inspector Hannasyde in order
5 booksAlastair-Audley in order
4 booksInspector Hemingway in order
3 booksGeorgette Heyer Short Story
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Modern Library Torchbearers in order
1 bookGeorgette Heyer Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Georgette Heyer books run from The Black Moth (1921) to The Chinese Shawl (2019), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Georgette Heyer in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Georgette Heyer books in order?
You only need to read Georgette Heyer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Georgette Heyer
Start with The Black Moth (1921), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Georgette Heyer book?
The Chinese Shawl (2019) is the newest Georgette Heyer book released so far.
Is there a new Georgette Heyer book coming?
No next Georgette Heyer book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Georgette Heyer at a glance
- Died
- Georgette Heyer died in 1974, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Georgette Heyer are still being published after Georgette Heyer's death in 1974; the newest appeared in 2019.
- Release pace
- Georgette Heyer books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 14,465 pages across the 42 of 65 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Georgette Heyer books, 16 of 65, were published in the 1930s.
What the Georgette Heyer books are about
55 of the 65 Georgette Heyer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: regency romance is tagged on 27 of 55. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Regency romance 27 of 55 books
- Great Britain 21 of 55 books
- Social life and customs 21 of 55 books
- 1930s 13 of 55 books
- Contemporary 13 of 55 books
- History 13 of 55 books
- England 12 of 55 books
- Man-woman relationships 12 of 55 books
- Romance 12 of 55 books
- Aristocracy (social class) 8 of 55 books
- Fiction in English 8 of 55 books
- Suspense 8 of 55 books