Jane and the Wandering Eye: Being the Third Jane Austen Mystery
It's evident from the opening lines ofJane and the Wandering Eyethat  author Stephanie Barron knows both her Regency-period Englandandher Jane  Austen. In this novel, the famous author takes center stage and finds herself embroiled in  nefarious doings--in this case, the murder of a theater manager. As in the series' other  books, Jane herself tells the story through a series of journal entries, and it is in her  heroine's voice that Barron's genius comes to light: the same sharp eye for detail and  ironic understanding of human character that informed Miss Austen's novels are hard at  work in this fictional account of her sideline occupation as a sleuth. Though the mystery  at the heart ofJane and the Wandering Eyeis hardly a nail-biter, the wonderful  mix of fictional and historical characters--all rendered up with Austenian wit--that inhabit  this murderous comedy of manners are what will keep readers going to the very last  page--andcoming back for more.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.