Emma! Not as well liked as thought!

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A Very Vexing Murder (Harriet Smith Investigates #1) by Lucy Andrew         

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Austen’s “Emma” is turned every which way to produce an interesting and at times confusing mystery. Harriet Smith is a con artist and solves problems for the élite. Emma Woodhouse seems like a nice person—but she’s manipulative, and Jane Fairfax is a troubled young woman. 

Harriet is hired by the dreadful Mrs. Churchill to get rid of Jane whom Mrs. Churchill believes has stolen her jewels, tried to poison her, and entrapped her son Frank Churchill. A rather complicated, mysterious read with misleading clues, and unexpected happenings strewn across Harriet’s path. Her relationship with Robert Martin, a local tenant farmer is long standing and not all what we expect.

I wasn’t sure I liked the tale at first, but Harriet and her exploits drew me in.


A William Morrow ARC via NetGalley.                                              

Many thanks to the author and publisher.

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