Stephanie Barron: Jane and the Waterloo Map
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- Kategoria: kaunokirjallisuus, alakategoria: kaunokirjalliset sekasisältöiset teokset
- Materiaali: Sidottu
- Kustantaja: Soho Crime
- Kieli: englanti
- ISBN: 9781616954253
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Jane Austen turns sleuth in this delightful Regency-era mystery November, 1815. The Battle of Waterloo has come and gone, leaving the British economy in shreds; Henry Austen, high-flying banker extraordinaire, is about to declare bankruptcy dragging several of his brothers down with him. The crisis destroys Henry s health, and Jane flies to his London bedside, believing him to be dying. While she s there, the Reverend James Stanier Clarke, chaplain to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, invites Jane to tour Carlton House, the Prince s fabulous London home. Clarke is a fan of Jane s books, and during the tour he suggests she dedicate her next novel 'Emma' to HRH, whom she despises. However, before she can speak to HRH, Jane stumbles upon a body sprawled on the carpet in (where else? ) the Regent s library. The dying man, Colonel MacFarland, was a cavalry hero and a friend of Wellington s. He utters a single failing phrase: Waterloo map […] and Jane is on the hunt for a treasure of incalculable value and a killer of considerable cunning. '