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Happy Publication Day! Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Publishing for the ARC.

This was a cozy mystery starring Jane Austen’s Emma. Of all the Austen heroines, Emma was the noisiest and most interfering. She would be an ideal amateur sleuth. This was a fun and easygoing read. I preferred it over the PD James’s Death in Pemberley and most other published Jane Austen sequels that I’ve read. It didn’t try to be too serious or provocative. I thought all the characters were true to the original canon both in relationships and dialogue. My minor criticism is that the novel was a bit too long and padded with red herrings. The actual murderer ending was a tad over the top. Then again, it was so silly and in line with this lighthearted read.

Read Oct 2-6, 2024. Kobo Libra 2 and Kindle Keyboard.