Jane and the genius of the place
For everyone who loves Jane Austen...The fourth engaging mystery in the series that recasts the well-loved author as a sleuth! In the waning days of summer, Jane Austen is off to the Canterbury Races, where the rich and fashionable gamble away their fortunes. It is an atmosphere ripe for scandal--bu...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Bantam Books,
1999.
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| Series: | Barron, Stephanie. Jane Austen mystery ;
4. |
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| Online Access: | Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
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| Summary: | For everyone who loves Jane Austen...The fourth engaging mystery in the series that recasts the well-loved author as a sleuth! In the waning days of summer, Jane Austen is off to the Canterbury Races, where the rich and fashionable gamble away their fortunes. It is an atmosphere ripe for scandal--but even Jane is unprepared for the shocking drama that unfolds. A flamboyant French beauty, known for her brazen behavior, is found gruesomely strangled in a shabby chaise. While many urge the arrest of a known scoundrel with eyes for the victim, Jane looks further afield and finds a number of acquaintances behaving oddly. As rumors spread like wildfire that Napoleon's fleet is bound for Kent, Jane suspects that the murder was an act of war rather than a crime of passion. Suddenly the peaceful fields of Kent are a very dangerous place...and Jane's thirst for justice may exact the steepest price of all--her life. |
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| Physical Description: | 290 pages ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780553107333 055310733x |
| Author Notes: | (Bowker Author Biography) |
