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This is the second in a series of books that tells the tales from a fictional cache of Jane Austen papers detailing her antics as a crime solver. I am just torn about whether I like these books or not. The trope is tiring, but the mysteries are good and entertaining. They would be great books if we could forget that the Jane Austen is narrating, but instead we get 'Editors Notes' tying the story to actual surviving letters or known events in Jane Austen's life. It's not that Jane acts out of times or character (she does to some extent), it's that it is just not necessary for the story.

That said this story takes Jane and her parents to Lyme and smugglers and dead bodies abound. Rev. Austen at one point even encourages his daughter's antics. Jane and her love life are constant themes which is also annoying given we must know it can never be so what's the point, again no problem if this wasn't the real unmarried woman. I didn't figure out the identity of the smuggler king until Jane did, but another subplot was pretty clear early on.

Still undecided about whether to continue reading, but this was enjoyable read


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Jane and the Man of the Cloth Being the Second Jane Austen Mystery Being A Jane Austen Mystery Stephanie Barron 9780553574890 Books Reviews

This Stephanie Barron mystery kept me happily reading. The scenes of Lyme were excellent, highlighting the different social strata. Suspension of disbelief was stretched thin when Jane wondered about at night alone - hard to imagine Jane breaking with cultural norms to do so. If the author can break those norms, then I wish that Barron would give Jane more romance than a look or an unspoken acknowledgment that an attraction exists. Give Jane a little bit more to chew on, so to speak - a touch, a wink, dare I suggest a stolen kiss? The book was fun and enjoyable, and though not quite as good as the first, good enough to spur me on to read the next.
Having really enjoyed the first and third books in this series, I did groan when this installment began with scenes that seemed shamelessly stolen from Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, but Barron's plotting and intriguing characters quickly won me over. These novels are meant for light reading; readers who really know Austen's works and the time period well will catch Ms. Barron in some errors, but these do not spoil the fun of the adventures or the attempts to figure out "who done it" before our heroine does. I actually laughed aloud with delight when I reached this novel's climax! Overall, I think this installment is the best of the three I have read so far. I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series, and I think most fans of Austen and mystery novels will certainly enjoy them.
I've read the first three books in this series and believe this, the second, is the weakest of the three, though Barron is a fine writer and the setting is interesting. 1804 Lyme, where Jane and her family have come to spend their holiday by the sea, is a hotbed of activity for smugglers as Britain battles intermittently with Napoleonic France, and two murders incite Jane to action. While Austen's wit is not here, Barron does capture the style and elegance of Regency England and we do get to see more of Jane's charming sister-in-law Eliza. What I think weakened this particular story is Jane's level of activity. She is sneaking out at night, following criminals to hidden caves, hitting scoundrels on the head -- it really is a bit preposterous -- more like a Nancy Drew novel. Still, Barron deftly incorporates biographical information as well as historical fact into her narrative, making the read even more enjoyable.
If you enjoy Jane Austen or Regency England, there is a good chance you will appreciate these books, though this is not the best of the series.
I've just finished "Man of the Cloth" and am eager to start the next in the series. Or maybe I'll TAKE A BREAK, go back to Donna Leon and/or P.D. James for a while and stretch out my enjoyment of the Jane Austen Mysteries.

I agree with other reviewers that the story is slow to start but, wow, is the ending worthy of, say, Robert Louis Stevenson! "Man of the Cloth" isn't so much of a mystery as an adventure story. Jane's efforts as a detective are, perhaps, a bit peripheral to the story. But once it gets going, it's a page turner.

On a minor matter, there seemed to be fewer lines from the Austen novels on display. In particular, I just peeked at the first page of "Wandering Eye" and was delighted to see that, finally, Barron abandons "It is a truth universally acknowledged as an opening line.

Overall, Barron puts her grasp of Austen's writing style to good use. "Man of the Cloth is a very enjoyable read.
For Jane Austin fans, this entire series by Stephanie Barron is fun. Relatively quick to read, but plots that leave you guessing until the very end. Much easier to read in paperback than on , because the books have lots of informative (and fun) footnotes, which are at the bottom on the paperback version but at the end of chapters in , and that's just a pain to go to and then find your way back to where you left off. Super reads for snowy days!!!
This is the second in a series of books that tells the tales from a fictional cache of Jane Austen papers detailing her antics as a crime solver. I am just torn about whether I like these books or not. The trope is tiring, but the mysteries are good and entertaining. They would be great books if we could forget that the Jane Austen is narrating, but instead we get 'Editors Notes' tying the story to actual surviving letters or known events in Jane Austen's life. It's not that Jane acts out of times or character (she does to some extent), it's that it is just not necessary for the story.

That said this story takes Jane and her parents to Lyme and smugglers and dead bodies abound. Rev. Austen at one point even encourages his daughter's antics. Jane and her love life are constant themes which is also annoying given we must know it can never be so what's the point, again no problem if this wasn't the real unmarried woman. I didn't figure out the identity of the smuggler king until Jane did, but another subplot was pretty clear early on.

Still undecided about whether to continue reading, but this was enjoyable read