Georgette Heyer

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Produktbeschreibung

Slumped on a seat under an oak tree is old Sampson Warrenby, with a bullet through his brain. He is discovered by his niece, who is just one of 10 people in the village in the running for chief suspect. Only Chief Inspector Hemingway can uncover which of the 10 has turned hatred into murder.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sourcebooks
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 179mm x 128mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 349g
• ISBN-13: 9781402218057
• ISBN-10: 1402218052
• Artikelnr.: 28994619

Autorenporträt

The late Georgette Heyer was a very private woman. Her novels have charmed and delighted millions of readers for decades, though she rarely reached out to the public to discuss her works or private life. She was born in Wimbledon in August 1902. She wrote her first novel, The Black Moth, at the age of fifteen to amuse her convalescent brother; it was published in 1921 and became an instant success. Heyer published 56 books over the next 53 years, until her death from lung cancer in 1974. Known as the Queen of Regency romance, Heyer's large volume of works also included mysteries and historical fiction. Her barrister husband, Ronald Rougier, provided many of the plots for her detective novels, which are classic English country house mysteries reminiscent of Agatha Christie. Heyer was legendary for her research, historical accuracy, her inventive plots and sparkling characterization. Her last book, My Lord John, was published posthumously in 1975.