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The Haunting of a Brontë

Miss Darcy Investigates (Book 2)

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Georgina Darcy travels through time to save the Brontës from a killer in The Haunting of a Brontë, a wildly amusing cosy crime adventure from Amelia Blackwell, author of A Crime Through Time.

Pemberley, 1799.

Like many a Regency heroine, Georgiana Darcy is pining for the man she loves. The difference being, her lover is in 1995, while she has been left behind in 1799 waiting for the mysterious device that transports her through time to re-activate.

Thorp Green Hall, 1845.

But when her Motorola pager finally comes back to life, Georgiana finds herself transported only forty-six years into the future to gloomy Thorp Green Hall, where Branwell and Anne Brontë are the tutor and governess.

Georgiana assumes she will soon come across a murder to investigate, but even before she discovers the cook’s father dead on a chopping block, she finds herself entangled in a web of passion, deception, and danger centred on the eccentric Branwell Brontë.

Branwell is engaged in a perilous affair with the mistress of the house and experiences a series of sinister omens and terrifying encounters. As Georgiana uncovers the mysteries of Thorp Green Hall, and learns more about the origins of her time-travelling capabilities, she must find the killer and save the Brontë siblings from an evil plot to prevent a most terrible loss to readers everywhere . . .

The second entertaining entry in the Miss Darcy Investigates series of timeslip mysteries. Start here, or go back to the beginning with A Crime Through Time.

'An insane-but-brilliant mashup of Jane Austen, time travel, the Brontës and cosy crime. What more could you want?' Stylist

'Ingenious . . . a true literary treat' Yorkshire Evening Post


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Critics Review

An insane-but-brilliant mashup of Jane Austen, time travel, the Brontës and cosy crime. What more could you want?
Stylist
Blackwell’s ingenious blend of crime, time travel, all things Austen-esque, and now the Brontë siblings, delivers an atmospheric murder mystery while allowing readers a fresh and fun perspective on much-loved fictional Austen characters . . . A true literary treat!
Yorkshire Evening Post
An irresistible mix of laugh-aloud humour, gripping mystery and endearing love story. With Georgiana Darcy investigating the crime, this is sleuthing at its most charming
Saskia Sarginson, author of One Dark Summer, on A Crime Through Time
Kick back and enjoy the peek into the world of Georgiana Darcy as you've never seen her before. I loved it
Rachel Wolf, author of Five Nights, on A Crime Through Time
I loved this twisty, diverting romp, which gave the freshest perspective on much loved, well-known characters. Clear your diary to finish it in one go
Rebecca Reid, author of The Will, on A Crime Through Time
Blackwell’s depth of research, her allusions to the great author’s life and works and her joyful love all things Austen shine through in this time-travelling odyssey which heralds the start of another winning cosy crime series
Lancashire Post on A Crime Through Time
Author Amelia Blackwell
Narrator Polly Edsell
Series Miss Darcy Investigates
Duration 12 hours and 38 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781035054183
Format Audiobook
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Genre Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Fiction: pastiche, Romance: time travel
Availability GB, IE, US

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