Regency Cozy

Moments before the wedding, Christopher Sterry finds the groom, his twin brother, murdered. One would expect Christopher to become the next Earl of Longford. No one would be surprised if he married his twin's almost-bride, Helen Grove. She is, after all, his closest friend and confidante. Except Christopher is deaf in an inflexible world that believes a deaf mute is no better than a barbaric half-wit, unfit to be an earl and quite capable of murdering his brother.

Hinreißend charmanter Cosy Krimi mit Regency-Vibes Die mysteriöse Hochstaplerin ist der 2. historische Krimi der britischen Krimi-Reihe Miss Austen ermittelt: Jane Austens Gespür für Menschen macht sie zur perfekten Detektivin. Die Grafschaft Kent im Südosten Englands, 1797. Die junge Jane Austen freut sich darauf, den Sommer mit ihrem Bruder Neddy zu verbringen, den sie viele Jahre nicht gesehen hat. Doch schon bei ihrer Ankunft auf dem zauberhaften Anwesen Godmersham Park merkt Jane, dass Neddy dringend Hilfe benötigt.

Three innocent debutantes must work to solve the mysterious death of their childhood friend. With undaunted determination they pledge to not only expose the man responsible for their friend's tragic death on her wedding night, but to also uncover other unscrupulous men of the ton who would jeopardize the future of other young women.

Es ist eine allgemein anerkannte Wahrheit, dass jeder gute Kriminalroman eine brillante Detektivin braucht... Im wunderbar atmosphärischen historischen Krimi »Miss Austen ermittelt. Die glücklose Hutmacherin« löst die junge Jane Austen ihren ersten Fall. Eigentlich will die 20-jährige Jane Austen den Ball in Deane House dazu nutzen, ihren Geliebten Tom Lefroy endlich zu einem Heiratsantrag zu bewegen. Doch plötzlich ist alle Romantik beim Teufel: In einem Wäscheschrank wird die Leiche einer Frau gefunden!

A month after solving the murder of the Duke of Everton, Miss Victoria Parker is ready to indulge in a week of leisure. And, what better setting than the quiet solitude of the farm belonging to the brother of her assistant, James Kensington? Although the getaway sounds promising, it does come with two caveats: Victoria and James must quieten their budding romance, and they must play guardian to James’ 18-year-old niece, Dinah, a task to which Vicky readily agrees, and a decision she will soon regret.

Lizzy and Darcy are on their honeymoon in Bath, when her mother and Kitty show up to surprise them. They have hardly recovered from that shock, before they find a dead body in the women’s changing room. The waters at Bath might heal, but they can’t solve the mystery of who killed Lady Longe, or why they desired the cantankerous old woman’s death.

Lizzy arrives at Hunsford to visit Charlotte, having mixed feelings to discover Darcy is in the vicinity to see his aunt, the formidable Lady Catherine. They are inevitably thrown together, and she starts to see a different side to him. When Miss Anne becomes the victim of an extortion scheme, Lizzy volunteers to help identify the blackmailer. She is surprised when Mr. Darcy volunteers his assistance, seemingly accepting the situation and his cousin’s actions.