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In this ingenious new twist on MANSFIELD PARK, the famously meek heroine Fanny Price--whom Jane's own mother called "insipid"--has been utterly transformed; she is now a rich heiress who is spoiled and condescending to everyone around her. On the other hand, the original villian Mary Crawford is as good as Fanny is bad, and suffers great indignities from her vindictive neighbor. After Fanny is found bludgeoned to death on the grounds of Mansfield Park, Mary teams up with a thief-taker from London to solve first that murder and then another that threatens to destroy all chances of happiness for their community. Combining genuine Austen characters with a classic scenario for a murder mystery--a group of characters in an isolated setting, with passions running high and motives aplenty--Lynn Shepherd brings us a brilliant new take on one of Jane Austen's most controversial novels.