Today's featured new hardcover mystery, suspense, or thriller title scheduled to be published during February 2016 is …
Jane and the Waterloo Map by Stephanie Barron, a Jane Austen Mystery (12th in series)
Publisher: Soho Crime
November, 1815. The Battle of Waterloo has come and gone, leaving the British economy in shreds; Henry Austen, high-flying banker, is about to declare bankruptcy — dragging several of his brothers down with him. The crisis destroys Henry's health, and Jane flies to his London bedside, believing him to be dying. While she's there, the chaplain to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent invites Jane to tour Carlton House, the Prince's fabulous London home. The chaplain is a fan of Jane's books, and during the tour he suggests she dedicate her next novel — Emma — to HRH, whom she despises.
However, before she can speak to HRH, Jane stumbles upon a body — sprawled on the carpet in the Regent's library. The dying man, Colonel MacFarland, was a cavalry hero and a friend of Wellington's. He utters a single failing phrase: "Waterloo map" … and Jane is on the hunt for a treasure of incalculable value and a killer of considerable cunning.
— Jane and the Waterloo Map by Stephanie Barron
For a list of more new hardcover titles to be published this month, visit our New Mysteries page for February 2016. For new paperback mysteries, visit The Mystery Bookshelf where a selection of February 2016 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers are shelved.
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