Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas
Books | Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical
3.6
Stephanie Barron
Jane Austen turns sleuth in this delightful murder mystery set over the twelve days of a Regency-Era Christmas party.Christmas Eve, 1814: Jane Austen has been invited to spend the holiday with family and friends at The Vyne, the gorgeous ancestral home of the wealthy and politically prominent Chute family. As the year fades and friends begin to gather beneath the mistletoe for the twelve days of Christmas festivities, Jane and her circle are in a celebratory mood: Mansfield Park is selling nicely; Napoleon has been banished to Elba; British forces have seized Washington, DC; and on Christmas Eve, John Quincy Adams signs the Treaty of Ghent, which will end a war nobody in England really wanted. Jane, however, discovers holiday cheer is fleeting. One of the Yuletide revelers dies in a tragic accident, which Jane immediately views with suspicion. If the accident was in fact murder, the killer is one of Jane’s fellow snow-bound guests. With clues scattered amidst cleverly crafted charades, dark secrets coming to light during parlor games, and old friendships returning to haunt the Christmas parties, whom can Jane trust to help her discover the truth and stop the killer from striking again?
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Author
Stephanie Barron
Pages
352
Publisher
Soho Press
Published Date
2014-10-28
ISBN
1616954248 9781616954246
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"As soon as I saw this book, I knew I had to have it. I mean, it’s Jane Austen solving a Christmas themed murder, of course I was going to read it! And contrary to my fears that it was too good to be true, I actually really enjoyed it; the mix of both the language and the history felt very authentic to both the time and Jane Austen’s writing, and the mystery was satisfying. I feel like I comment on this a lot, but I love murders in snow bound or isolated places, where the killer is in the house. I especially enjoyed the cozy feel of this, and I spent most of my hours reading this in a nest of blankets with a cup of tea. I really appreciated the historical accuracy of this as well. As an avid art fan, I was floored to find out that Benjamin West had a son, and the intrigue aspect regarding the French was well done, especially as I realized even before I read the book that Napoleon would escape his imprisonment the following year. Overall, it was a great festive read, and I’m certainly tempted to check out more in the series!"
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Allie Peduto
"Jane Austen Christmas murder mystery?! Very fun, loved reading about places and people Jane knew and also reading about the traditions surrounding chrismtas during the time period. The mystery itself was interesting although Jane Austen as a sleuth is not very realistic but who needs realism? It was a great story. I loved it and I will likely read more in the series."
Jennifer Fuentes-Roseñada