Book Series · 4 Books

Being a Jane Austen Mystery Books

In order from Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor to Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas.

The Being a Jane Austen Mystery series is a set of 4 chapter books by Stephanie Barron, published between 1996 and 2014. Most books run about 320 pages.

Where the story begins

First Book in the Series

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$1710

Book #1 · Chapter Book · 1996

Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor

By Stephanie Barron

A famous novelist turns detective when a friend is accused of murdering her husband.

304 pages

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Summary: Visiting her friend Isobel, the young Countess of Scargrave, Jane Austen witnesses the Earl's sudden, agonizing death. Then a letter accuses Isobel and the Earl's nephew of adultery and murder. Fearing scandal, Isobel begs Jane for help, and Jane follows a dangerous trail of clues that leads to Newgate Prison and the House of Lords. The first Jane Austen mystery.

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Being a Jane Austen Mystery Series

4 books · Published 1996–2014

#1 in Series

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$1710

Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor

Chapter Book · 1996

A famous novelist turns detective when a friend is accused of murdering her husband.

#2 in Series

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$2085

Jane and the Man of the Cloth

Chapter Book · 1997

A storm, a mysterious manor, and a murder by the sea. Can Jane unravel the secrets before it's too late?

#3 in Series

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$858

Jane and the Wandering Eye

Chapter Book · 1998

A deadly mystery unfolds in Bath as Jane Austen investigates a murder linked to a mysterious eye pendant.

#12

#12 in Series

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$2375

Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas

Chapter Book · 2014

A festive gathering turns deadly. Can Jane uncover the truth before the killer strikes again?

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How many books are in the Being a Jane Austen Mystery series?

There are 4 books in the Being a Jane Austen Mystery series. It began with Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor in 1996, and the newest book, Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas, was published in 2014.