Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor (Jane Austen Mysteries, #1)

For everyone who loves Jane Austena 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 misfortuneas 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. Free Download eBook Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor (Jane Austen Mysteries, #1) By Stephanie Barron – kino-fada.fr Jane Austen, having recently refused Mr Biggs Whiter 24 hours after accepting him , goes to visit a dearest friend , the Countess of Scargrave While celebrating her friend s marriage, the Earl of Scargrave DIES Followed a few days later by the Countess s maid And everyone knows what that means JANE AUSTEN, ON THE CASE 1 omg wtf this book 2 There s an intro chapter that tries to introduce the idea that in a locked trunk in someone s attic are all the missing papers of Jane Austen s lif Jane Austen, having recently refused Mr Biggs Whiter 24 hours after accepting him , goes to visit a dearest friend , the Countess of Scargrave While celebrating her friend s marriage, the Earl of Scargrave DIES Followed a few days later by the Countess s maid And everyone knows wh...This series of fictional mysteries solved by Jane Austen are charming and witty and a whole lot of fun for people who can t get enough Jane Austen You need a healthy dose of girl geekness to love these, but luckily I have plenty to spare Usually I dislike mysteries, but these have enough Austen f...love this book The idea of Jane Austen being a amateur detective is so coolJane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor Jane Austen Mysteries 1 by Stephanie Barron is a 1996 Crimeline publication Although I am a big fan of Jane Austen, I have steadfastly avoided all novels that feature the author as a sleuth or any other sort of fictional character However, I picked one of these mysteries up at a library sale, thinking that for fifty cents I could at least give it a try As fate would have it, the book I picked up was the third book in the series Hoping against Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor Jane Austen Mysteries 1 by Stephanie Barron is a 199...This is the first of the Jane Austen Mystery series and I was very much entertained and delighted with it I do love a good historical mystery series and I do love Jane Austen, so for me it was a match made in book heaven Why it has taken me so long to start this series is beyond me The basic premise of the book is well explained in the description, however, there is an interesting tidbit not explained Namely, Jane has accepted and then refused the offer of marriage from Mr Bigg Wither of Ma This is the first of the Jane Austen Mystery series and I was very much entertained and delighted with it I do love a good historical mystery series and I do love Jane Austen, so for me it was a match made in book heaven Why it has taken me so long to start this series is beyond me The basic premise of the book is well explained in the description, however, there is an interesting tidbit not explained Namely, Jane has accepted and then refused the offer of marriage from Mr Bigg Wither of Manydown Park which sets the stage in her accepting the invitation to her dear friend s ball at Scargrave Manor I enjoyed being inside Miss Austen s head as she tries to assist her friend, Isobel Payne, the Countess of Scargrave during and after the death of her husband, the Earl of Scargrave I found the murder my...This mystery started a bit slowly, but I quickly found it to be quite compelling Jane Austen is invited to spend the holidays with a dear friend who was lately married when a tragic death occurs It was soon discovered to be murder, and Jane s friend the Countess is accused of killing her much older husband of only three months The Countess charges Jane to discover the identity of the real murderer, and Jane discovers clue after clue which seemingly leads to greater confusion than greater clar This mystery started a bit slowly, but I quickly found it to be quite compelling Jane Austen is invited to spend the holidays with a dear friend who was lately married when a tragic death occurs It was soon discovered to be murder, and Jane s friend the Countess is accused of killing her much older husband of only three months The Countess charges Jane to discover the identity of the real murderer, an...I really enjoyed reading this book It was well written and fast paced, with lots of lovely Georgian detail about dress, manners, and events The footnotes explain some of thearcane terms I will probably end up reading all of these novels in which Jane Austen herself turns sleuth So, why the 3 star review In short, the character of Jane does not ring true with what is known of the real Jane s relatively quiet life In one scene, the reader is told that an assembly of the Lords was a once I really enjoyed reading this book It was well written and fast paced, with lots of lovely Georgian detail about dress, manners, and events The footnotes explain some of thearcane terms I will probably end up reading all of these novels in which Jane Austen herself turns sleuth So, why the 3 star review In short, the character of Jane does not ring true with what is known of the real Jane s relatively quiet life In one scene, the reader is told that an assembly of the Lords was a once in a generation event surely, someone as unassuming as Jane would never have been present at an even...Ponderous, cumbersome, slow witted This is not Miss Austen Barron has given it a go but, like most others, she has failed There were a couple of passages that almost showed an Austen like crispness amusement, but they were few far between The Jane Austen in these pages showed very little in the way of wit perspicacit...I have found my new favorite British cozy mystery series To say that I absolutely loved this book is an understatement Jane Austen as an amateur detective, what s not to love The novel is a delight further for its historical accuracy and footnotes that educate the reader about Regency England What s cool to boot is that the author is American It is so great to find a series that combines my obsessions with Jane Austen and mysteries that is so well written I cannot wait to read all of I have found my new favorite British cozy mystery series To say that I absolutely loved this book is an understatement Jane Austen as an amateur detective, what s not to love The novel is a delight further for its historical accuracy and footnotes that educate the reader about Regency England What s cool to boot is that the author is American It is so great to find a series that combines my obsessions with Jane Austen and mysteries that is so well written I cannot wait to read all of the novels in the ...I read this after stumbling upon a later book in the series at a Friends of the Library 1 bag day of a book sale I was so stunned at how much I liked it that I had my library borrow this first book of the series for me and was not disappointed They re wonderful Being a big Jane Austen fan, I was very skeptical and feared it might rely too heavily on the gimmick of its premise or chafe my eyes with pretentious dialogue and fa...

• English
• 09 March 2017
Stephanie Barron
• Paperback
• 352 pages
• 0553575937
• Stephanie Barron
• Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor (Jane Austen Mysteries, #1)