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Visiting the estate of her friend Isobel, the newly married Countess of Scargrave, Jane Austen is drawn into a mystery when Isobel's husband dies suspiciously and the bereaved young bride is implicated in the murder. 30,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo.
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In a time of near Jane Austen-mania, what better heroine to solve a mystery than Jane herself? Only two things are required: a satisfying, well-structured whodunit plot and a knack for rendering Austen's style at picking up the most delicate nuances in social behavior. Stephanie Barron succeeds on both counts. When the squire of a country manor in Hertfordshire is found lifeless in his bed, foul play is suspected and Jane is called upon to unravel the mystery. Along the way, Barron employs Jane as the first-person narrator and adeptly re-creates Austen's voice and delightfully subtle humor.
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Jane Austen wrote: "I would rather spend two minutes among the notorious than an hour with the dull."
Little did Miss Austen know how far from dull would be her visit to the snowy Hertfordshire estate of her young and beautiful friend, Isobel, the newly married Countess of Scargrave. Fleeing from a broken engagement, Jane has scarcely arrived at Scargrave when the Earl--a gentleman of mature years--is felled by a mysterious ailment that is far too agonizing--and fatal--to be credited to his fondness for claret and pudding. And the bereaved widow soon finds that her husband's death is only the beginning of her misfortunes as she becomes the recipient of a sinister and threatening missive that accuses her and her late husband's heir of being lovers--and murderers. When Isobel begs her friend Jane for help, Jane finds herself embroiled in an investigation that hinges on the motives of a great many people ensconced at Scargrave Manor.
A missing locket, a monogrammed handkerchief, an ancestral ghost, and the deadly fruit of a tropical tree are among the markers of a trail that will lead all the way to the House of Lords and Newgate Prison--and marks the sleuthing debut of a mystery series filled with the exquisite wit and powers of perception that could only belong to one woman. Copyright 1996 by Stephanie Barron.
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- PublisherBantam
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 055310196X
- ISBN 13 9780553101966
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages289
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