Death  Sensibility, Elizabeth Blake
Death  Sensibility, Elizabeth Blake
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Death & Sensibility

Author: Elizabeth Blake

Narrator: Justine Eyre

Unabridged: 8 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/22/2022


Synopsis

When the quaint English town of York hosts a Jane Austen Society conference, bookseller Erin Coleridge is glad to get out of Kirkbymoorside for a while—until featured speaker Barry Wolf suddenly perishes from what appears to be a heart attack.

Erin is suspicious, since Barry had no history of heart disease. But who did him in? Was it the decedent's assistant, Stephen, who was observed chatting to Barry's young wife Luca earlier that night? Might it have been Barry's ex-wife Judith, who was seen arguing with her erstwhile betrothed at the bar? Meanwhile, conference co-chairs Hetty and Prudence have been at one another's throat since the conference. Is one of them the culprit?

Matters of the heart are putting Erin off her guard. Both Detective Inspector Peter Hemming and schoolteacher Jonathan Alder have made gestures of romantic interest, but Erin isn't sure who is her Willoughby and who is her Colonel Brandon. DI Hemming tries to persuade Erin that her entanglement in the murder investigation is far from sensible, but his entreaties come to naught. Dauntlessly, Erin joins forces with Kirkbymoorside's cat lady, Farnsworth, to ferret out the guilty party.

About Elizabeth Blake

Elizabeth Blake has written fifteen published novels, six novellas, and a dozen or so short stories and poems under other pseudonyms. Many of her works appear in translation internationally. Winner of both the Euphoria Poetry Competition and the Eve of St. Agnes Poetry Award, she is a two time Pushcart Poetry Prize nominee and First Prize winner of the Maxim Mazumdar Playwriting Competition, the Chronogram Literary Fiction Prize, Jerry Jazz Musician Short Fiction Award, and the Jean Paiva Memorial Fiction Award. She was a finalist in the McClaren, MSU, and Henrico Playwriting Competitions. She is a Hawthornden Fellow and Writer in Residence at Bydcliffe, Lacawac, and Karun Colonies.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kristina on August 08, 2021

Death and Sensibility by Elizabeth Blake is the 2nd A Jane Austen Society Mystery. Erin Coleridge is in York with a few of her friends from the Jane Austen Society’s Northern Branch for a Jane Austen conference. The morning following a contentious cocktail party, their keynote speaker, Barry Wolf is......more

Goodreads review by Alise on April 07, 2025

Lovely, cozy, a bit romantic story with a beautiful touch of Regency era, but so chaotic and urged. I did enjoy the story overall, but the ending and how story scenes were chopped and rushed left me disappointed.  If you are looking for a cute and simple story to ease your mind after a stressful day,......more

Goodreads review by Kathleen on November 01, 2021

Death and Sensibility Earns 5/5 Cups of Tea…Cozy Fun! Jane Austen brings to mind images of empire dresses, waist coats and tall hats, and the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of romance, but murder? Elizabeth Blake’s Jane Austen Society Mystery is a delightful blend of delightful Jane Austen litera......more

Goodreads review by Jackie on August 13, 2021

A first by me by This author and I can't say how much I loved it! Though I read as a standalone just fine I can't wait to read book one now! A slow build up but great ending and storyline. I loved the characters and look forward to reading more books by This author and soon!......more

Goodreads review by Ana on May 16, 2021

3 stars *may change I'm not exactly very well-read in the "cozy paperback mom mystery" genre, but eh, you gotta try everything once in a while? Jane Austen has always been one of those revered idols of women's literature and romance, although I have to admit that out of all her books Emma was the only......more