The Mysterious Death Of Miss Austen - Hardcover

Dramatised on Radio 4 February 2014

'Ashford borrows the 'mischievous spirit' of Austen herself in this thoroughly entertaining mingling of fact and fiction.' - Anna Scott, Guardian

'Austen herself who leaps from the pages with warmth and humour' New Welsh Review

'unsettling and powerful... a fascinating journey into the Austen family dynamics... What unfolds is a gripping, page turning, toxic sugar plum unlike any other Austenesque novel I have ever read. Be brave. Be beguiled. Be uncertain. I dare you.' - Laurel Ann Nattress, Austenprose.com

'I actually couldn't put it down... beautifully written and wholly believable...' - Jane Odiwe, janeaustensequels.blogspot.com

'an intriguing and compelling variation on the theory of the death of Jane Austen.' -- - crimeficreader (//itsacrimeuk.wordpress.com)

Lindsay Ashford grew up in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. She was the first woman to graduate from Queens College, Cambridge, in its 550-year history. After earning her degree in criminology, Ashford worked as a reporter for the BBC and a freelance journalist for a number of national magazines and newspapers. She has four children and currently lives in a house overlooking the sea on the west coast of Wales.