Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas

Being a Jane Austen Mystery, Book 12

By: Stephanie Barron

Narrated by: Kate Reading

Christmas Eve, 1814. Jane Austen has been invited to spend the holiday with family and friends at the Vyne, the gorgeous ancestral home of the wealthy and politically prominent Chute family. As the year fades and friends begin to gather beneath the mistletoe for the twelve days of Christmas festivities, Jane and her circle are in a celebratory mood: Mansfield Parkis selling nicely; Napoleon has been banished to Elba; British forces have seized Washington, DC; and on Christmas Eve, John Quincy Adams signs the Treaty of Ghent, which will end a war nobody in England really wanted.

Jane, however, discovers holiday cheer is fleeting. One of the Yuletide gathering dies in a tragic accident whose circumstances Jane immediately views with suspicion. If the accident was in fact murder, the killer is one of Jane's fellow snowbound guests. With clues scattered amid cleverly crafted charades, dark secrets coming to light during parlor games, and old friendships returning to haunt the Christmas parties, whom can Jane trust to help her discover the truth and stop the killer from striking again?

©2014 Stephanie Barron (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Truly Austen-esque

Stephanie Barron's creation is entertaining and delightful! Kate Reading brought this Austen-esque ensemble to life and literally transported me to the early 19th century!

what a great story

it was a fun change from the historical romances I usually read. both my husband and I enjoyed it!

Period Correct and well written

I had to keep reminding my self this was not written by Jane herself. Ms. Barron writes like the time period of Jane Austen and she does a better job than the 100 or so other historical fiction novels have I read (and listened to).

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These is no reason why the person who murdered the female could not have been charged and convicted based on the accused’s public admission against the interest in front of numerous witnesses. I considered that a major and unsatisfactory plot hole and I’m disappointed “justice was not served” (fictionally speaking). That said the book is still 5 stars.

Absolutely fabulous!

This was my first Stephanie Barron book and now I must read or hear all the rest!!!!!

Brilliant

Enjoyed the period language, charming descriptions, and delightful Christmas traditions! The mystery was quite the conundrum! It kept my interest throughout. The performance of Kate Reading dazzled!