Jane Austen is enjoying August, 1806, among Derbyshire's craggy peaks, sparkling streams, and caverus gorges. That is, until she discovers the corpse of a young gentleman whose blond curls and delicate features suggest the face of an angel. More shocking still is the coroner's revelation: the deceased is man but a maidservant clad in the garb of her master, Mr. Charles Danforth of Penfolds Hall. Tess Arld had ruled the stillroom at Penfolds for many years until she was labeled a witch and dismissed for indiscretion. Was Tess the prey of a madman loose in the hills, or perchance the cast-off impediment to a gentleman's marriage? As usual, Jane's acute perception and her se for trouble place her supremely at risk from a killer who may strike as violently by day as he once did by night....
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bantam USA, Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
ISBN-10
0553578375
ISBN-13
9780553578379
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96183015
Product Key Features
Author
Stephanie Barron
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Crime, Thriller & Adventure
Genre
Crime, Thriller & Adventure
Dimensions
Weight
163g
Height
178mm
Width
108mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
New York
Spine
19mm
Author Biography
Stephanie Barron is the author of eight previous Jane Austen mysteries. She lives in Colorado, where she is at work on the next Jane Austen mystery.