Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor
Being the First Jane Austen Mystery
Being A Jane Austen Mystery: Book #1
- By: Stephanie Barron
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 10 hours 20 minutes
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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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Being A Jane Austen Mystery Series

Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor
By: Stephanie Barron
Length: 10 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
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... Read more »

Jane and the Man of the Cloth
By: Stephanie Barron
Length: 10 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
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... Read more »

Jane and the Wandering Eye
By: Stephanie Barron
Length: 9 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
As Christmas of 1804 approaches, Jane Austen finds herself "insupportably bored with Bath, and the littleness of a town." It is with relief that she accepts a peculiar commission from her Gentleman Rogue, Lord Harold Trowbridge—to shadow his niece, Lady Desdemona, who has fled to Bath to avoid the attentions of the unsavoury Earl of Swithin.
But... Read more »

Jane and the Genius of the Place
By: Stephanie Barron
Length: 11 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
In three highly diverting mysteries, Jane Austen has shown herself a clever hand at unraveling the deadly knots woven by the unscrupulous. Now, in her latest engrossing adventure, Jane is called upon to solve a shattering crime that may begin and end in one man's heart--or encompass the fate of an entire nation.
In the waning days of summer,... Read more »

Jane and the Stillroom Maid
By: Stephanie Barron
Narrated by: Kate Reading
Length: 8 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
Jane Austen as sleuth continues to delight in her latest adventure (after Jane and the Genius of the Place), which sheds new light on the author's travels in 1806. While enjoying a ramble in the Derbyshire hills near Bakewell (a town Eliza Bennett visits in Pride and Prejudice), Jane discovers the mutilated body of a young man. Jane's suspicions... Read more »
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Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House
By: Stephanie Barron
Narrated by: Kate Reading
Length: 9 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
In her sixth engrossing outing, Jane Austen employs her delicious wit and family ties to the Royal Navy in a case of murder on the high seas. Somewhere in the picturesque British port of Southampton, among a crew of colorful, eccentric, and fiercely individual souls, a killer has come ashore. And only Jane can fathom the depths of his ruthless... Read more »
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Jane and the Ghosts of Netley
By: Stephanie Barron
Narrated by: Kate Reading
Length: 8 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
In her seventh captivating adventure, Jane Austen finds her crime-solving mettle put to the test in a confounding case of intrigue, murder, and high treason. Among the haunted ruins of an ancient abbey, Jane is drawn into a shadow world of dangerous secrets and traitorous hearts where not only her life is at stake--but the fate of England.
Jane... Read more »

Jane and His Lordship's Legacy
By: Stephanie Barron
Narrated by: Kate Reading
Length: 8 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
It's with a heavy heart that Jane Austen takes up a new residence at Chawton Cottage in Hampshire. Secretly mourning the lost love of her life, she's stunned to learn that the late Lord Harold Trowbridge has made her heir to an extraordinary bequest: a Bengal chest filled with his diaries, letters, and most intimate correspondence. From these,... Read more »
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