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Miss Austen Investigates
by Jessica Bull (£16.99, HB, Penguin)
Keen intelligence, sharp wit and a fierce loyalty to her family combine to recast Jane Austen as an indefatigable detective in this sparkling new novel – the first of a series. A hideous murder is discovered during a glamorous country house ball, but the local gentry seem oddly reluctant to find the culprit.