Jane and the Waterloo Map

Jane and the Waterloo Map : Jane Austen Mysteries

  • by Stephanie Barron
  • Narrated by Kate Reading
  • Series: Jane Austen Mysteries
  • 8 hrs and 58 mins
  • Unabridged Audiobook
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Publisher's Summary

The 13th installment in Stephanie Barron's fan favorite Being a Jane Austen Mystery series. Between novels, Victorian England's most beloved author doubles as a sleuth in often idyllic locales.
November 1815. The Battle of Waterloo has left the British economy in shreds; Henry Austen, Jane's favorite brother, is about to declare bankruptcy. The crisis destroys Henry's health, and Jane flies to his London bedside.
While she is there, the Reverend James Stanier Clarke, chaplain to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, invites Jane to Carlton House, the Prince's fabulous London home. Jane only accepts because many of Henry's bad loans were given by the Prince Regent's cronies. She hopes to intercede with the Regent on Henry's behalf, but before she can speak to him, she stumbles upon a dying man in the library - Colonel Ivor MacFarland, who, with a knife in his entrails, utters a single failing phrase: "the Waterloo map"...and Jane is on the hunt for a treasure of incalculable value and a killer of considerable cunning.

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What the Critics Say

"[A]n excellent period mystery for all historical fiction fans...Jane Austen devotees will especially appreciate immersing themselves in the many biographical details about Austen that accompany the fictional murder mystery." (Library Journal)
"Vivid characters propel the subtle plot to its surprising conclusion. The first-person narration captures Austen's tone as revealed in her letters: candid, loving, and occasionally acerbic." (Publishers Weekly)
"Barron has clearly done her homework in the language and manners of Austen's time.... [H]er latest venture edges out competing authors of Regency whodunits." (Kirkus Reviews)

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Love this series!!

I have read all of this series and adore it! Very enjoyable and entertaining. Love each one and this is no different.
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- Yvonne

Enjoyed this mystery!

The storyline in this book is written well, and makes one want to continue to follow it. The narrator does a rather good job with all the voices. I would recommend this to listeners.
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- Agatha Istanbul

Book Details

  • Release Date: 02-03-2016
  • Publisher: Recorded Books
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