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Jane and the unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor

by Stephanie Barron

FictionWomen novelistsLarge type booksWomen detectivesEnglish Women novelistsAusten, jane, 1775-1817, fictionEngland, fictionFiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths

Fleeing from a broken engagement, Jane Austen has scarcely arrived in Scargrave when the local earl is felled by a mysterious ailment that is far too agonizing and fatal to be credited to his fondness for claret and pudding. The earl's widow asks Jane to investigate.

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Book data: Open Library