Elizabeth, just dumped by her two-timing boyfriend, has no plans for New Year's Eve. Her best friend invites her to spend the weekend with her and her boyfriend - but Elizabeth knows that he's about to propose and declines. Instead, an invitation arrives just in time - to her favorite Aunt's Bed and Breakfast. She's called it Longbourn after their Jane Austen novel. She's hosting a murder dinner and begs Elizabeth's help. When Elizabeth arrives, she's surprised to find her childhood nemesis Peter is also helping her Aunt. Annoyed, she can't help but pick up where they left off name calling and arguing. They vow to help Aunt Winnie to the best of their abilities, but things go desperately wrong during the entertainment. When the lights go out signaling the "death" of an actor - a unpleasant man is discovered dead.
He's caused trouble for numerous people - including Aunt Winnie herself. He wanted to purchase the property that went to Winnie and he's been making a nuisance of himself trying find a way to get ti back. He threatened her when he arrived as well. Aunt Winnie has a past and Elizabeth's sure the police will focus on her as the prime suspect. When she's proved right, she's determined to do anything to stop that from happened. She doesn't know the towns people but that doesn't stop her from digging into their lives. She's stuck in the house with several suspects and it's possible that someone's unhappy with her snooping.
A cute modern day mystery with a Jane Austen similarity- plus plenty of your favorite quotes thrown in and several characters based on those from her novels. An extremely fun mystery.
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