Bantam Jane and the unpleasantness at scargrave manor: being the first jane austen mystery, paperback/stephanie barron

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For everyone who loves Jane Austen .

a marvelously entertaining new series that turns the incomparable author into an extraordinary sleuth On a visit to the estate of her friend, the young and beautiful Isobel Payne, Countess of Scargrave, Jane bears witness to a tragedy.

Isobel's husband--a gentleman of mature years--is felled by a mysterious and agonizing ailment.

The Earl's death seems a cruel blow of fate for the newly married Isobel.

Yet the bereaved widow soon finds that it's only the beginning of her misfortune .

as she receives a sinister missive accusing her and the Earl's nephew of adultery--and murder.

Desperately afraid that the letter will expose her to the worst sort of scandal, Isobel begs Jane for help.

And Jane finds herself embroiled in a perilous investigation that will soon have her following a trail of clues that leads all the way to Newgate Prison and the House of Lords--a trail that may well place Jane's own person in the gravest jeopardy.

Praise for Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor There's plenty to enjoy in this crime-solving side of Jane.

She] is as worthy a detective as Columbo.

--USA Today Happily succeeds on all levels: a robust tale of manners and mayhem that faithfully reproduces the Austen style--and engrosses to the finish.

--Kirkus Reviews Splendid fun --Star Tribune, Minneapolis About the Author: Stephanie Barron is the author of eight previous Jane Austen mysteries.

She lives in Colorado, where she is at work on the next Jane Austen mystery.

From the Paperback edition.