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A Crimson Warning (Lady Emily Series #6), by Tasha Alexander – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Victorian Era Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , on 14 January 2012 | 14 Comments »

Guest review by Kimberly Denny-Ryder Jane Austen spoiled us.  She wrote novels about amazing women who oftentimes bucked society’s norms.  Nowadays, it’s difficult to find heroines like Elizabeth Bennet that have us rooting for them page after page.  Luckily, author Tasha Alexander decided to gift the world with a tenacious woman Austen herself would be [...]

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Jane and the Stillroom Maid: Being the Fifth Jane Austen Mystery, by Stephanie Barron – A Review

Posted in Being a Jane Austen Mystery Reading Challenge 2011, Blog Events, Book Reviews, Jane Austen Sequels Book Reviews, Reading Challenges, tagged , , , , , , , , on 11 May 2011 | 24 Comments »

Touring the Derbyshire countryside in the summer of 1806, Jane Austen, her mother, sister Cassandra and cousin Rev. Edward Cooper are staying at the Rutland Arms in Bakewell, in the Peak District. While on a day excursion out into the country with Mr. Cooper and his friend Mr. Hemming, the gentleman enjoy angling along the [...]

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Giveaway winner announced for Jane and the Genius of the Place

Posted in Austenesque Books, Reading Challenges, tagged , , , , , , on 28 April 2011 | 2 Comments »

18 of you left comments qualifying you for a chance to win a signed hardcover copy of Jane and the Genius of the Place, by Stephanie Barron. The winner drawn at random is Penelope who left a comment on April 26th. Congratulations Penelope! To claim your prize, please contact me with your full name and [...]

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Jane and the Genius of the Place: Being the Fourth Jane Austen Mystery, by Stephanie Barron – A Review

Posted in Being a Jane Austen Mystery Reading Challenge 2011, Blog Events, Book Reviews, Jane Austen Sequels Book Reviews, Reading Challenges, tagged , , , , , , , , on 13 April 2011 | 25 Comments »

In the summer of 1805, we find Jane Austen visiting her wealthy brother Edward and his large family at their palatial country estate Godmersham Park in Kent, enjoying the comforts of living above “vulgar economy,” and the privileges of ease and splendor. Her father Rev. Austen had passed away the following January, displacing herself, her [...]

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Inspector Lewis: The Quality of Mercy on Masterpiece Mystery PBS – A Recap & Review

Posted in Masterpiece Mystery, tagged , , , , , on 12 August 2010 | 7 Comments »

Masterpiece Mystery will air another encore episode of Inspector Lewis from season II, The Quality of Mercy on Sunday, August 15th. The new season begins on August 29th with Counter Culture Blues guest starring Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous), a great British comedian who has yet to disappoint. Her recent performance in Miss Marple: The Mirror [...]

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Preview & Excerpt from Murder on the Bride’s Side, by Tracy Kiely

Posted in Austenesque Authors, Austenesque Books, Jane Austen Book Sleuth, tagged , , , , , , , on 29 July 2010 | 6 Comments »

As regular readers of this blog well know, Jane Austen and murder mysteries are my genres of choice. Combine the two, and I’m as giddy as Lydia Bennet with an invitation to Brighton. Last year I discovered a new author who blended both of my favorite flavors into an Austen inspired parfait. Murder at Longbourn [...]

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Masterpiece Mystery: Cat Among Pigeons Sings Like a Canary

Posted in Masterpiece Mystery, tagged , , on 22 June 2009 | 5 Comments »

Agatha Christie mystery fans were dancing on tabletops across America tonight, when David Suchet returned as their favorite fastidious Belgian super sleuth Hercule Poirot, in Masterpiece Mystery’s opening episode of Six By Agatha – Hercule Poirot: Cat Among Pigeons on PBS. It was more than worth the wait for this long time Masterpiece Mystery fan. What [...]

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Mansfield Park Sequels: The Matters at Mansfield: Day 15 Give-away

Posted in Austenesque Books, Blog Events, Mansfield Park Madness, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 29 August 2008 | 9 Comments »

THE SEQUELS  What happens when you mix the classic novelist Jane Austen with mystery writer Anne Perry? Author Carrie Bebris’s delightfully funny and fresh Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mystery Series. Avid readers of Ms. Bebris will be happy to learn that the fourth book in the series, The Matters at Mansfield: Or the Crawford Affair [...]

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