Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor by Stephanie Barron (ISBN:0553385615)

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		Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor: Being the First Jane Austen Mystery
	
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			Stephanie Barron		
	
For everyone who loves Jane Austen...a marvelously entertaining new series that turns the incomparable author into an extraordinary sleuth!On a visit...more
 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.   less

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
This is a fun read with a surprise ending.

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							Christina
						
							few weeks ago						
Stephanie Barron has taken a gem of information that only literary scholars are usually privvy to and brought it, perfectly and charmingly, to the masses. 

Through Barron's well-researched books, filled with details for Austin fans to gobble up (her brother's Navy career, her time in Bath, her lonliness and constant bordering on poverty) we meet the Jane Austen that loved...more
 Stephanie Barron has taken a gem of information that only literary scholars are usually privvy to and brought it, perfectly and charmingly, to the masses. 

Through Barron's well-researched books, filled with details for Austin fans to gobble up (her brother's Navy career, her time in Bath, her lonliness and constant bordering on poverty) we meet the Jane Austen that loved to write, was sharply intelligent and had an acerbic wit thinly veiled in the simple prose of time. 

But you dont' have to love or know a lot about Jane Austen to appreciate these books. For anyone who simply loves a good mystery and appreciates a constrained protagonist (it's fascinating how Jane uses her lower social standing to advantage to get information), these are thoroughly enjoyable books.   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Forced and trite.

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							London
						
							few weeks ago						
A great start to the series. Barron really succeeds at matching Austen's tone. If you're stuck cause there are no more Austens to read, try these.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Mysteries are my favorite "brain candy", so that's a good start.  I love Jane Austen enough that fiction about her can go bad very quickly.  This series stays fairly true to what I imagine Jane was like, & the mystery aspects are pretty good, too.  I wish Stephanie Barron would write more.

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