Jane Austen Investigates: The Burglar's Ball
by Julia Golding
Pub Date 22 Oct 2021
Lion Hudson Ltd, Lion Fiction
Children's Fiction
I am reviewing a copy of Jane Austen Investigates: The Burglar’s Ball through Lion Fiction and Netgalley:
When Cassandra’s headmistress invites her past favourite pupil to attend their end of term ball, Cassandra brings her younger sister, Jane, along too. Cassandra plunges into the feverish excitement of preparing for the biggest event of the year the dresses, the dances and the boys expected from the neighbouring school.
Jane who feels rather excluded, Jane who is sharp witted unearths the reason for the fuss the headteacher wants to impress a rich family returned from India as the school is at risk of going bankrupt. Jane also befriends the dancing master’s assistant, a former slave, called Brandon, who is as quick to notice things as she. At the ball, a diamond necklace is stolen from a locked room and they are propelled into a race to uncover the burglar and save Brandon from gaol.
Jane with notebook in hand, boldly overcomes the obstacles to finding the truth.
I give Jane Austen Investigates: The Burglar’s Ball five out of five stars!
Happy Reading!
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