For everyone who loves Jane Austen...a marvelously entertaining new
seriesthat 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--agentleman of mature years--is felled by a mysterious and
agonizing ailment. TheEarl's death seems a cruel blow of fate for the
newly married Isobel. Yet thebereaved widow soon finds that it's only
the beginning of her misfortune...asshe receives a sinister missive
accusing her and the Earl's nephew ofadultery--and murder. Desperately
afraid that the letter will expose her to theworst sort of scandal,
Isobel begs Jane for help. And Jane finds herselfembroiled in a perilous
investigation that will soon have her following a trailof clues that
leads all the way to Newgate Prison and the House of Lords--atrail that
may well place Jane's own person in the gravest jeopardy.
Being the First Jane Austen Mystery
"There's plenty to enjoy in this crime-solving side of Jane....[She]
is asworthy a detective as Columbo".
-- "USA Today"
"Happily succeeds on all levels: a robust tale of manners and mayhemthat
faithfully reproduces the Austen style--and engrosses to the finish".
-- "Kirkus Reviews"
"Splendid fun!"
-- "Star Tribune", Minneapolis