Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor
| Title: | Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor: Being the First Jane Austen Mystery |
| Author: | Stephanie Barron
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| Year First Published: | 1996 |
| Page Count: | 304 |
| Synopsis: | 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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| Focus | Murder | Setting | Europe |
| Main Character | Female | Setting | Earth Based |
| Main Character | Layman | Time Period | Historical |
| Main Character | Adult | Time Period | 1800's |
| Main Character | Commoner | Time Period | Regency |
| Number of pages | 300-400 | Type | Historical Fiction Elements |
| Readability | Moderate | Type | Historic Figure |
| Religion | General Christian |
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- This is #1 in the Jane Austen Mystery
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