REVIEW #5 – Jane and the Stillroom Maid
The latest in the Stephanie Barrons’ Jane Austen mysteries finds our heroine travelling with her mother, sister and a very pompous clergyman cousin in the Peaks area of Derbyshire. While there, Jane stumbles upon a body. Of course.
This is one of my favorites in the series. It’s got classic sleuthing, amusing characters and wonderful scenery, albeit the scenery is splattered with blood.
I liked Stillroom Maid because unlike our previous visit with Jane, where all the information came to her, this time out, she’s out stomping around gathering information, being a busybody and scandalizing her mother and sister by be alone in a carriage with Lord Harold.
And of course, the mystery itself is very interesting, with the who did it, why, the book and the red herrings.
A very fun read.
May 07, 2011 @ 07:15:09