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The Dead Curate: Another shocking murder to solve for our literary detective... (Jane Austen Investigations Book 5) Kindle Edition

by Laura Martin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 30 ratings
Join Jane Austen as she solves a gripping murder case! For fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Elizabeth Bailey and Ashley Gardner.

This murder case feels personal…

1798, Steventon, England

Mr Austen’s role as rector of Steventon church has meant that Jane and her sister Cassandra are well connected in the local community.

With Mr Austen indisposed, Jane and Cassandra walk to church to greet the curate, Mr Williamson, who will be leading the sermon in his place.

But when they arrive the church is locked and the parishioners are already milling around outside.

Already fearing something is amiss, Jane rushes home to find her father’s key and when she returns she makes a horrifying discovery.

At first the church appears to be empty, but a series of blood drops lead Jane up into the belfry.

And there she finds Mr Williamson, propped up with iron nails through his hands and feet.

The Austen sisters are used to investigating murders by now, but this one is too close to home…

Who would have a grudge against the unassuming curate? Why his body displayed in such a manner?

And are any other lives at risk in the sleepy village of Steventon?

THE DEAD CURATE is the fifth book in the Jane Austen Investigation series: thrilling Regency-era murder mysteries with a tenacious literary heroine working as a female sleuth.

THE JANE AUSTEN INVESTIGATIONS SERIES:
Book One: Death of a Lady
Book Two: Last Impressions
Book Three: A Poisoned Fortune
Book Four: The Body on the Beach
Book Five: The Dead Curate
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    Jane Austen Investigations
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    September 20, 2024
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0D79RTWL9
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sapere Books
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 20, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.7 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 239 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0854955169
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  • Book 5 of 5 ‏ : ‎ Jane Austen Investigations
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Laura Martin

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Laura Martin writes historical mystery and romance set predominantly in the Georgian era. She has written more than twenty historical romances, her books have been translated into ten different languages and are sold worldwide.

When not writing Laura spends her time working as a doctor in Cambridgeshire where she lives with her husband and two young sons. She has a love of history and travel and draws on the places she visits for inspiration in her writing.

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  • cheryl
    5.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining read.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 12, 2024
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    This was another entertaining read in this series. I loved how determined Jane is to get involved in the investigation of the murder. There is a new character to help or rather to hinder, at first! Janet lives in a village where typically, everyone knows things about others and events that happened in the past, as Janet discovers, it’s a matter of asking the right people. Jane also has to content with the prejudice of some men about doing things that are not suitable for a lady. It has a different but satisfying ending. I look at to more in this series.
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