Miss Austen Investigates: A Fortune Most Fatal [Paperback]

A witty, engaging murder mystery featuring Jane Austen as an intrepid sleuth—the second installment in the Miss Austen Investigates series.

1797: A broken-hearted Jane Austen travels to Kent to look after her brother Neddy’s children and further her writing. She soon realizes it’s imperative she uncovers the true identity of a mysterious young woman claiming to be a shipwrecked foreign princess before the interloper can swindle Neddy’s adoptive mother out of her fortune and steal the much-anticipated inheritance all the Austens rely on.Jessica Bullis a former librarian and communications consultant. She studied English literature at Bristol University and information science at City, University of London.Miss Austen Investigates: The Hapless Millinerwas her debut novel. Bull lives in London with her husband and two daughters.EXCERPT

Elizabeth jabs a finger at her husband’s chest before turning to face Jane. “Mrs. Knight has taken in a new favourite.
            “A favourite?” Jane echoes. Elizabeth’s right, this is serious.
            If Mrs. Knight decides, at this late stage, to adopt another—a relative from her own side of the family, say—Neddy’s prospects could be ruined. More than that, all the Austen’s prospects could be ruined. . . .
            “But I thought Mr. Knight bequeathed his estate to Neddy?” Jane looks to Neddy, but he’s busy directing the servants and the children out of the entrance hall. His ears are pink. He’s clearly mortified at his wife’s frankness. . . .
            “Who is this new favourite? A cousin on her side?”
 &#l3!