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Mass Market Paperback in Fine (FN) condition. Looks new and unread.
Deadly Masquerade
It's an unexpected pleasure no self-respecting Jane Austen devotee can resist—especially Elizabeth Parker. An all-expenses-paid trip to the annual Jane Austen Festival in historic Bath is just what she needs after a career setback and a most perplexing question from her boyfriend. But the festivities are instantly riven with controversy thanks to insufferable—and influential—professor Richard Baines. No amount of censure will stop him from publicly announcing an unproven, downright scandalous theory about Austen's life…
…until he receives the ultimate cut direct—a knife through the heart during an extravagant masked ball. Not surprisingly, there are no shortage of suspects—including Baines's spoiled trophy wife, his put-upon assistant, his disaffected son and his greedy daughter-in-law. And when loyal Austen defender Cora becomes the prime suspect, Elizabeth delves deep into a viperous nest of concealed motives and ruthless deceptions. But stopping this sinister masquerade means matching wits and going sword to sword with someone skilled in the art of death.