Today I welcome Stephanie Barron to the show to discuss both her Jane Austen mystery series and the appeal of mystery books set at Christmas. We talk about Jane Austen in the first half of the show, and what made her an interesting character for detective fiction, and we use the Christmas book in the series, JANE AND THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS as a launch pad for other Christmas mystery recommendations. Here are the books we discussed, linked to my Bookshop if you want to support the show, and I've also made a list on my Bookshop's front page if you want to browse.
- The Art of Theft by Sherry Thomas
- Lament for a Maker by Michael Innes
- The Christmas Murder Game by Alexandra Benedict
- The Mischief of Mistletoe by Lauren Willig
- Christmas Crimes at the Mysterious Bookshop edited by Otto Penzler
- The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries edited by Otto Penzler
- Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries edited by Martin Edwards
- I'm Half Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley
- The Winter Guest by W.C. Ryan
- Madrigals and Mayhem by Elizabeth Penney (not on episode but it's on the graphic)
- Aunt Dimity's Christmas by Nancy Atherton (not on episode but it's on the graphic)
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