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Annotated version with a new introduction that includes:
- a biography of Patricia Wentworth
- a literary criticism of the novel and its importance in Golden Age mystery fiction
London, 1922. Jane Smith, gently-bred and level-headed, is one of the “great unemployed.” She’s lost her job and her landlady has locked her out. Except for an estranged cousin, Renata, she has no relatives to rely on. She’s literally counting her last shillings when a chance encounter in the park sets her on a course for an astonishing adventure.
If you like role swap plots with intrigue and conspiracy and a smart and savvy heroine who works with a dashing Scotland Yard man, you’ll enjoy The Astonishing Adventures of Jane Smith, one of Patricia Wentworth’s first mysteries.
Genre: Mystery
- a literary criticism of the novel and its importance in Golden Age mystery fiction
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