Synopsis
Barron again features Jane Austen as the protagonist in this historical mystery set by the English seaside. When the Austen's carriage tips over on the road to Lyme, Jane is forced to seek help from Geoffrey Sidmouth, the master at High Down Grange, to aid her injured sister. With sister Cassandra now on her way back to London, Jane is left to wander the town of Lyme on her own. Inevitably, she finds a mystery. It seems that someone is smuggling luxury goods from France in the midst of a war between the two countries, and all signs point toward Jane's rescuer, Geoffrey, and his mysterious French cousin, Seraphine.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1997-12-01 | | Edition Description: | Reissue |
| Size | | Height: | 6.8 in | | Width: | 4.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 6.4 oz |
Publisher's Note
For everyone who loves Jane Austen...the second tantalizing mystery in a new series that transforms the beloved author into a dazzling sleuth!Jane and her family are looking forward to a peaceful holiday in the seaside village of Lyme Regis. Yet on the outskirts of town an overturned carriage forces the shaken travelers to take refuge at a nearby manor house. And it is there that Jane meets the darkly forbidding yet strangely attractive Mr. Geoffrey Sidmouth. What murky secrets does the brooding Mr. Sidmouth seek to hide? Jane suspects the worst--but her attention is swiftly diverted when a man is discovered hanged from a makeshift gibbet by the sea. The worthies of Lyme are certain his death is the work of "the Reverend," the ringleader of the midnight smuggling trade whose identity is the town's paramount mystery. Now, it falls to Jane to entrap and expose the notorious Reverend...even if the evidence points to the last person on earth she wants to suspect...a man who already may have won her heart.
In this delightful series' second installment, the Austen's carriage is upended en route to the seacoast. Seeking assistance, Jane finds herself at the manor of the strangely attractive Mr. Sidmouth. Soon the town is searching for a smuggler and clues to two deaths, and Jane may harbor a sensibility for a man who may be the murderer.
Industry Reviews
"...Jane's narrative stays coolly crisp and witty, never losing its clarity of style and authenticity of tone, even in nerve-racking moments of excitement."
New York Times Book Review - Marilyn Stasio (01/19/1997)
"A boon for Austen lovers...."
Eberhart
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