
Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor: Being the First Jane Austen Mystery
Being a Jane Austen Mystery, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Kate Reading
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By:
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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 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.
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Critic reviews
“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)
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I got used to the footnotes pretty quickly.
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This is a great mystery series in the voice of Jane Austen, who knew Jane was such a sleuth! Stephanie Barron has brought Jane to life with all of the manners and observations that are hallmarks if her wonderful novels, but with a twist, Jane as detective or rather a “deducer”, like Sherlock Holmes but in the Regency period. I didn’t think I’d like these books as I usually don’t like historic figures taking center stage in fiction, but these books reeled me in from the first one I listened to (Jane and the Stillroom Maid). As a bonus Kate Reading is the narrator of these books, so that is a huge bonus.
If you like Jane Austen and mysteries you’ll enjoy this series.
Finally the first four books
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Surprisingly good!
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Footnotes
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Jane Austen, Writer & Detective
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:D
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A great romp and rings true to the Jane we know and love!
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But those footnotes.
I know there are plenty of Jane Austen books out there with footnotes explaining things to modern audiences, but then there are plenty without them. This book shouldn’t have had them. There are less as the book goes on, but that kinda confused me, too. Like, the author found it necessary to explain what Whites was (when it was only mentioned in passing), but thought everyone already knows what happens at Gretna Green? No footnote about why going there would be good/bad? Really? Come on, all or nothing here.
So yeah, I’d recommend you physically read this one. It’s worth reading, but the footnotes are a bit intrusive when you’re listening.
Better to read than listen
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Beautiful Austin like writing, but story lacking.
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Well-researched and suspenseful
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