Mostly Murders

In honour of Jane Austen’s birthday, today December 16th, here’s a couple of Jane Austen-inspired cozy mysteries.

In Death Comes to Jane Austen Town by Rosemary Stevens, a whole town comes together to create a big Jane Austen festival, but a murder threatens the celebrations, and amateur sleuth Kay Starling has to untangle the mess and save the Jane Austen festival. A contemporary, Southern charm cozy mystery filled with tempting foods and gorgeous Regency dress.

In The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray, the young Jonathan Darcy teams up with Miss Juliet Tilney to solve the murder of the hated Mr. Wickham during a summer house party, as everyone else is a suspect, including Jonathan’s parents, Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy. A historical cozy mystery including characters from Jane Austen’s works.

In Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor by Stephanie Barron, Jane Austen takes a break from writing, putting her wits to use to save her friend Isobel, the Countess of Scargrave, from the gallows when she is accused of murdering her rich, older husband. A historical cozy mystery casting Jane Austen as a main character and amateur sleuth.

Cozy mystery – Historical mystery