Jane and the Waterloo Map
Stephanie Barron
ISBN: 9781616954260
Published: February, 2016
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Paperback $15.95
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Description
November, 1815. The Battle of Waterloo has come and gone, leaving the British economy in shreds; Henry Austen, high-flying banker, is about to declare bankruptcy—dragging several of his brothers down with him. The crisis destroys Henry’s health, and Jane flies to his London bedside, believing him to be dying. While she’s there, the ...
November, 1815. The Battle of Waterloo has come and gone, leaving the British economy in shreds; Henry Austen, high-flying banker, is about to declare bankruptcy—dragging several of his brothers down with him. The crisis destroys Henry’s health, and Jane flies to his London bedside, believing him to be dying. While she’s there, the chaplain to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent invites Jane to tour Carlton House, the Prince’s fabulous London home. But her visit takes a startling turn when Jane stumbles upon a body—sprawled on the carpet in the Regent’s library. The dying man utters a single failing phrase: “Waterloo map,” sending Jane on the hunt for a treasure of incalculable value and a killer of considerable cunning.
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“A well-crafted narrative with multiple subplots drives Barron’s splendid 13th Jane Austen mystery Series fans will be happy to see more of Jane’s extended family and friends, and Austenites will enjoy the imaginative power with which Barron spins another riveting mystery around a writer generally assumed to have led a quiet and uneventful life. ”
—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“A complex murder mystery with the same kind of rapier wit that Austen deployed ... Great fun for readers who long ago ran out of Jane Austen novels. ”
—The Boston Globe on Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas
“Witty, immaculately researched. ”
—USA Today on Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas
“Writing in the form of Jane’s diaries, Barron has spun a credible tale from a true encounter, enhanced with meticulous research and use of period vocabulary. ”
—Booklist on Jane and the Waterloo Map
“Barron deftly imitates Austen’s voice, wit, and occasional melancholy while spinning a well-researched plot that will please historical mystery readers and Janeites everywhere. Jane Austen died two years after the events of Waterloo; one hopes that Barron conjures a few more adventures for her beloved protagonist before historical fact suspends her fiction. ”
—Library Journal on Jane and the Waterloo Map
“Absolutely delightful, with just the right balance between likable, captivating characters and the actual history of Jane Austen’s life. ”