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Lists of books, many of which received at least one starred review (indicating a work of unusual merit) from the following review sources: Booklist , Publisher's Weekly (PW), Kirkus and Library Journal (LJ). Additional titles of interest may be included on the lists. Titles are generally listed alphabetically by author.
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Booklists and Suggested Reading
Jane Austen Stars
Page Modified: August 19, 2008
Fiction and Nonfiction tied to Jane Austen and her books.
Annotations are from Advance, the Ingram Book Magazine, unless noted.
- Jane and the Man of the Cloth: Being the Second Jane
Austen Mystery
Author: Barron, Stephanie
Publisher: Bantam, Doubleday, Dell List Price: $21.95 ISBN:0553102036 Date: 1997
PW
When Jane and her family seek refuge at High Down Grange, her first questions are about the mysterious master Geoffrey Sidmouth and the lovely woman at his side. But gossip and nosiness are soon forgotten when a man is found hanged. Then a second mysterious death draws Jane into a perilous scheme to entrap and expose a murderer. - Jane and the Ghosts of Netley
Author: Barron, Stephanie
Publisher: Bantam $ 23.95 ISBN: 0553802224 Date: 2003
PW
The scintillating sleuth returns for another dazzling installment of murder-most-refined in the bestselling series hailed by Library Journal as "history mystery at its best!"
Suggested Reading: Adult Books for Teens | Historical Crime Fiction
Updated 5.12.03 - Pride and Prescience:
Or, a Truth Universally Acknowledged; a Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mystery
Author: Bebris, Carrie
Publisher: Tor $ 24.95 ISBN: 076530589 Date: 2004
LJ
Mr. and Mrs. Darcy, the joyous newlyweds from Pride and Prejudice, have not even left for their honeymoon when they find themselves embroiled in a mystery involving one of their wedding guests.
Suggested Reading: Adult Books for Teens
Updated 1.10.04 - Suspense and Sensibility: Or, First Impressions Revisited: A Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mystery
Author: Bebris, Carrie
Publisher: Forge $ 22.95 ISBN: 0765305097 Date: 2005
PW
Fresh from the unsettling matter related in Pride and Prescience," Mr. and Mrs. Darcy intend to enjoy their still newlywed status--until they are confronted with a mysterious mirror, an insidious reprobate from the past, and matters far beyond the social circles around Pemberly.
Updated 1.29.05
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African American Fiction | Christian Fiction
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Crime Fiction | Fiction | African American Fiction | Christian Fiction | Nonfiction Notables
Stars
Fiction: Jan-June | July-Dec Crime Fiction: Jan-June | July-Dec
Speculative Fiction Romance Historical Nonfiction | YA
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