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Georgette Heyer -LSB- ˈheɪ.ər -RSB- -LRB- 16 August 1902 -- 4 July 1974 -RRB- was an English historical romance and detective fiction novelist .. detective fiction. detective fiction. historical romance. historical romance. Her writing career began in 1921 , when she turned a story for her younger brother into the novel The Black Moth .. The Black Moth. The Black Moth. In 1925 Heyer married George Ronald Rougier , a mining engineer .. The couple spent several years living in Tanganyika Territory and Macedonia before returning to England in 1929 .. Tanganyika Territory. Tanganyika Territory. Macedonia. Macedonia ( region )#World War I. After her novel These Old Shades became popular despite its release during the General Strike , Heyer determined that publicity was not necessary for good sales .. These Old Shades. These Old Shades. General Strike. 1926 United Kingdom general strike. For the rest of her life , she refused to grant interviews , telling a friend  : `` My private life concerns no one but myself and my family . ''. Heyer essentially established the historical romance genre and its subgenre Regency romance .. historical romance. historical romance. Regency romance. Regency romance. Her Regencies were inspired by Jane Austen , but unlike Austen , who wrote about and for the times in which she lived , Heyer was forced to include copious information about the period so that her readers would understand the setting .. Jane Austen. Jane Austen. To ensure accuracy , Heyer collected reference works and kept detailed notes on all aspects of Regency life .. While some critics thought the novels were too detailed , others considered the level of detail to be Heyer 's greatest asset .. Her meticulous nature was also evident in her historical novels ; Heyer even recreated William the Conqueror 's crossing into England for her novel The Conqueror .. historical novels. historical fiction. The Conqueror. The Conqueror ( novel ). Beginning in 1932 , Heyer released one romance novel and one thriller each year .. thriller. thriller ( genre ). Her husband often provided basic outlines for the plots of her thrillers , leaving Heyer to develop character relationships and dialogue so as to bring the story to life .. Although many critics describe Heyer 's detective novels as unoriginal , others such as Nancy Wingate praise them `` for their wit and comedy as well as for their well-woven plots '' .. Her success was sometimes clouded by problems with tax inspectors and alleged plagiarists .. Heyer chose not to file lawsuits against the suspected literary thieves , but tried multiple ways of minimizing her tax liability .. Forced to put aside the works she called her `` magnum opus '' -LRB- a trilogy covering the House of Lancaster -RRB- to write more commercially successful works , Heyer eventually created a limited liability company to administer the rights to her novels .. House of Lancaster. House of Lancaster. She was accused several times of providing an overly large salary for herself , and in 1966 she sold the company and the rights to seventeen of her novels to Booker-McConnell .. Booker-McConnell. Booker-McConnell. Heyer continued writing until her death in July 1974 .. At that time , 48 of her novels were still in print ; her last book , My Lord John , was published posthumously .. My Lord John. My Lord John