Saturday, May 31, 2014

Two "Jane Austen" Mysteries

Jane and the Man of the Cloth: Being the Second Jane Austen Mystery, Stephanie Barron, 1997, Bantam Books, Genre: Cozy Mystery. 274 pages. Finished 4/5/14.

Jane and the Genius of the Place: Being the Fourth Jane Austen Mystery, Stephanie Barron, 1999, Bantam Books, Genre: Cozy Mystery. 290 Pages. Finished 4/26/14.

LesOpinion: These cozy mysteries are part of a series purporting to be from the diaries of Jane Austen. The language is stilted, faux early 19th century (which makes reading a bit of a chore), but the plots are filled with the usual bloodless murder, English country estates, and good manners we expect from the genre. If you can't get enough of Jane Austen, these books might be just the thing.

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