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Heyer was recommended by someone mentioned by LMB on her blog.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgette_Heyer

Beginning in 1932, Heyer released one romance novel and one thriller each year. 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".

From Jo Walton on Tor:

In my post on re-reading books I dislike, I mentioned that I grew up with a finite supply of books that I'd re-read, and several people responded that on the contrary they grew up with an infinite supply of books they felt they could never get through.

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