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In her tenth Jane Austen Mystery, Barron introduces her novelist heroine to the poet Lord Byron, who is famously regarded as being mad, bad, and dangerous to know. Not surprisingly, then, when a beautiful young woman, who has rejected the poets unwanted advances, is murdered, the Romantic rakehell is the chief suspect. Ah, but could he have, in truth, perpetrated the foul deed? Fans of the series will not be a bit surprised to learn that Jane is determined to find out. As always, Barron does an excellent job of capturing Austens first-person voice, and she gives lavish attention, as well, to period detail. Perhaps too lavish in this case, since the book is slow paced, and there is often more attention to atmosphere than to mystery. Barrons many fans will not be particularly bothered by this fact, however, and will be delighted to learnin an appended Q & A with the authorthat an eleventh installment in the series is already underway. --Michael Cart
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The restorative power of the ocean brings Jane Austen and her beloved brother Henry, to Brighton after Henrys wife is lost to a long illness. But the crowded, glittering resort is far from peaceful, especially when the lifeless body of a beautiful young society miss is discovered in the bedchamber of none other than George Gordonotherwise known as Lord Byron. As a poet and a seducer of women, Byron has carved out a shocking reputation for himselfbut no one would ever accuse him of being capable of murder. Now it falls to Jane to pursue this puzzling investigation and discover just how mad, bad, and dangerous to know Byron truly is. And she must do so without falling victim to the charming versifiers legendary charisma, lest she, too, become a cautionary example for the ages.