Jane and the Ghosts of Netley
by Stephanie Barron
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Author: Stephanie BarronEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-04-27
ISBN: 0553584065
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Bantam
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Summary: 5 Stars
I have truly enjoyed reading Stephanie Barron's Jane Austen mysteries. For any lover of Austen, Barron has fittingly placed the authoress as a sleuth worthy of the mysteries she solves. "Jane and the Ghosts of Netley", the seventh book in the series, is perhaps one of finest tales in the saga.
As always, trouble and mischief seem to follow Jane Austen wherever she goes, much to her mother's chagrin. In the autumn of 1808, she finds herself in Southampton, and soon is embroiled in another mysterious affair. The dastardly plans of Napoleon and the threat of battle has everyone in England on their toes. When Jane is employed by Lord Harold Trowbridge to keep an eye on Mrs. Challoner, a supposed French spy, Jane finds herself wondering if he isn't mistaken in his assumption of the lady's guilt. But when a naval ship is torched and its designer found murdered, Jane has little recourse but to spy and try to uncover the truth, even at her own peril.
As usual, Barron sets out that the story is a diary that Austen kept and that she is merely editing, interspersing notes to enlighten readers on historical matters or customs of the day. It is a technique that works quite well and vivdly brings Jane Austen to life. Barron has a compassionate eye for what burdens Austen encountered that grant them a ring of reality and respect. However, there is a bittersweet quality to these novels, for it makes readers wish that Jane Austen herself did indeed have these adventures, and that there was more of her legacy to read.
Summary of Jane and the Ghosts of Netley
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.As Jane Austen stands before the abandoned ruins of Netley Abbey, she imagines that ghosts really do haunt the centuries-old monastery. But the green-cloaked figure who startles her is all too human and he bears an unexpected missive from Lord Harold Trowbridge, one of the British government?s most trusted advisers?and a man who holds a high place in Jane?s life.Trowbridge tells Jane about a suspected traitor in their midst?and the disastrous consequences if she succeeds. But is Sophia Challoner, a beautiful widow with rumored ties to Emperor Bonaparte, really an agent of the enemy?
Dispatched to Netley Lodge, Jane sets about gaining the confidence of the mysterious and intriguing lady even as Trowbridge?s grim prediction bears fruit: a British frigate is set afire and its shipwright found with his throat cut.It?s clear that someone is waging a clandestine war of terror and murder. But before Jane can follow the trail of conspiracy to its source and unmask a calculating killer, the cold hand of murder will fall mercilessly yet again?and suddenly Jane may find herself dying for her country.
Elegantly intriguing, Jane and the Ghosts of Netley is a beautifully crafted novel of wit, character, and suspense that transports Jane and her many fans into a mystery of truly historical proportions?and a case that will test the amateur sleuth?s true colors under fire.
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