Death and Sensibility by Elizabeth Blake - ISBN: 9781643857305
Hardcover
Austen fans, murder, and romance collide in a quaint English mystery.

Death and Sensibility

A Jane Austen Society Mystery

  • Hardcover

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    2 November 2021

Summary

Bookstore owner Erin Coleridge seeks the scoundrel who silenced a conference’s keynote speaker in Elizabeth Blake’s second charming Jane Austen Society mystery.

When the quaint English town of York hosts a Jane Austen Society conference, bookseller Erin Coleridge is glad to get out of Kirkbymoorside for a while–until featured speaker Barry Wolf suddenly perishes from what appears to be a heart attack.

Erin is suspicious, since Barry had no history of heart disease. But who did…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781643857305
ISBN-10:1643857304
Author:Elizabeth Blake
Publisher:Crooked Lane Books
Imprint:Crooked Lane Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:2 November 2021
Weight:400g
Dimensions:217mm x 145mm
Series:A Jane Austen Society Mystery
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Praise for Death and Sensibility:“Christie-style plot … A good time.”—Kirkus Reviews“An ingenious plot and an appealing setting … Jane Austen fans will look forward to seeing more of Erin and friends.”—Publishers Weekly“Enjoyable … solid mystery.”—Gumshoe ReviewPraise for Pride, Prejudice, and Poison:”[A] winning series launch from Blake…The village is rife with scandals and secrets, as well as both shocking and delightful romances.”—Publishers Weekly“Wickedly devious…highly recommended for mystery connoisseurs.”—Midwest Book Review “With a perfect English setting and characters who leap off the page, Elizabeth Blake’s Pride, Prejudice, and Poison is one of the most delightful and bookish books I’ve ever read. Don’t miss this debut.”—Paige Shelton, New York Times bestselling author of the Scottish Bookshop mysteries “Utterly charming, and as cozy as a cup of tea by a crackling fire. A must read for Jane Austen fans—and anybody else who enjoys a witty, well-crafted mystery. I loved it!”—Laura Levine, author of the Jaine Austen mysteries“Elizabeth Blake hits the ground running with this new series…A fast read with believable characters and good pacing. If you are a Jane Austen fan, you will love this book.”—MyShelf“For Austen fans, the liberal scattering of Austen quotes and references will delight.”—Booklist

About The Author

Elizabeth Blake

Elizabeth Blake has written fifteen published novels, six novellas, and a dozen or so short stories and poems under other pseudonyms. Many of her works appear in translation internationally. Winner of both the Euphoria Poetry Competition and the Eve of St. Agnes Poetry Award, she is a two time Pushcart Poetry Prize nominee and First Prize winner of the Maxim Mazumdar Playwriting Competition, the Chronogram Literary Fiction Prize, Jerry Jazz Musician Short Fiction Award, and the Jean Paiva Memorial Fiction Award. She was a finalist in the McClaren, MSU, and Henrico Playwriting Competitions. She is a Hawthornden Fellow and Writer in Residence at Bydcliffe, Lacawac, and Karun Colonies.

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