Jane Austen's lost letters : a Josie Prescott antiques mystery / Jane K. Cleland.
"Antiques appraiser Josie Prescott is in the midst of filming a segment for her new television show. Josie's Antiques, when the assistant director interrupts to let her know she has a visitor. Josie reluctantly pauses production and goes outside, where she finds an elegant older woman waiting to see her. Veronica Sutton introduces herself as an old friend of Josie's father, who had died twenty years earlier. Veronica seems fidgety, and after only a few minutes, hands Josie a brown paper-wrapped package, about the size of a shoebox, and leaves. Mystified, Josie opens the package, and gasps when she sees what's inside: a notecard bearing her name-in her father's handwriting-and a green leather box. Inside the box are two letters in transparent plastic sleeves. The first bears the salutation, "My dear Cassandra," the latter, "Dearest Fanny." Both are signed "Jane Austen." Could her father have really accidentally found two previously unknown letters by one of the world's most beloved authors-Jane Austen? Reeling, Josie tries to track down Veronica, but the woman has vanished without a trace. Josie sets off on the quest of a lifetime to learn what Veronica knows about her father and to discover whether the Jane Austen letters are real. As she draws close to the truth, she finds herself in danger, and learns that some people will do anything to keep a secret-even kill"-- provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250779380
- ISBN: 1250779383
- Physical Description: 288 pages : map ; 22 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Minotaur Books, 2021.
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Subject: | Antiques > Fiction. Letters > Fiction. Fathers and daughters > Fiction. Authors > Fiction. New Hampshire > Fiction. |
Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Albright Memorial Library | MYS CLELAND (Text) | 50686016122827 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Altoona Area Public Library | F CLE (Text) | 33240004937184 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Bedford County Library | F CLE (Text)
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35010001090107 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Coudersport Public Library | FIC CLE (Text) | 30183000968105 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Degenstein Community Library | FIC CLELAND (Text) | 35031301184420 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Gettysburg Library | MYS FIC CLELAND JANE (Text) | 35740635802887 | Mystery Fiction | Available | - |
Martin Library | Adults CLE Mystery True Crime (Text) | 33454005829635 | Reading Room | Available | - |
Parkland Community Library | F CLE (Text) | 34422007234996 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Saxton Community Library | F CLE (Text) | 3SAXT000334360 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Taylor Community Library | MYS CLELAND (Text) | 50692010958919 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"Antiques appraiser Josie Prescott is in the midst of filming a segment for her new television show. Josie's Antiques, when the assistant director interrupts to let her know she has a visitor. Josie reluctantly pauses production and goes outside, where she finds an elegant older woman waiting to see her. Veronica Sutton introduces herself as an old friend of Josie's father, who had died twenty years earlier. Veronica seems fidgety, and after only a few minutes, hands Josie a brown paper-wrapped package, about the size of a shoebox, and leaves. Mystified, Josie opens the package, and gasps when she sees what's inside: a notecard bearing her name-in her father's handwriting-and a green leather box. Inside the box are two letters in transparent plastic sleeves. The first bears the salutation, "My dear Cassandra," the latter, "Dearest Fanny." Both are signed "Jane Austen." Could her father have really accidentally found two previously unknown letters by one of the world's most beloved authors-Jane Austen? Reeling, Josie tries to track down Veronica, but the woman has vanished without a trace. Josie sets off on the quest of a lifetime to learn what Veronica knows about her father and to discover whether the Jane Austen letters are real. As she draws close to the truth, she finds herself in danger, and learns that some people will do anything to keep a secret-even kill"--