I Am Now Going to Murder My Sister
Jane Austen's Untold Story. Inspired by Real Documents.
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Pub Date Aug 1 2026 | Archive Date Jan 15 2027
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Description
For fans of The Da Vinci Code and Pride and Prejudice.
"I am now going to murder my sister."
Jane Austen wrote these chilling words over two centuries ago.
History recorded it as a piece of harmless fiction.
But LAPD detective Ann recognizes a cover-up when she sees one.
When her sister Samantha ropes her into a seemingly playful Regency book club investigation, Ann begins dissecting the accepted history like an active crime scene, flipping everything we know about Jane Austen's family upside down. She spots what no literary scholar was trained to look for: motive, means, and opportunity.
Using real historical documents, medical reports, Austen’s texts, and modern forensic techniques, Ann uncovers a shocking trail of blackmail, forged wills, suppressed manuscripts, and symptoms that point toward arsenic poisoning. Cassandra did not burn Jane’s letters to protect her reputation. She burned them to protect someone else.
But exposing the greatest literary secret in history comes with a price. When Ann gets closer to the truth, she realizes someone in the present day is willing to do whatever it takes to keep it buried.
Two sisters. Two timelines. One deadly secret.
I Am Now Going to Murder My Sister is a gripping mystery that will change the way you read Jane Austen forever.
A Note From the Publisher
The paperback edition includes discussion questions at the back of the book. For book clubs and reading groups, the discussion questions are available as a free download at the author's website.
Advance Praise
"The character development is exceptional! I’m just engrossed with the story!"—Beta reader.
"It’s so well written and suspenseful!"—Beta reader.
"The first two pages already grabbed me."—Beta reader.
"The character development is exceptional! I’m just engrossed with the story!"—Beta reader.
"It’s so well written and suspenseful!"—Beta reader.
"The first two pages already grabbed me."—Beta reader.
Marketing Plan
The plan is to reach readers of historical fiction, mystery fiction, women’s fiction, Austen-inspired fiction, and book-club fiction through direct contact with bloggers, libraries, and bookstores. The author is available for talks about the research that informed this book.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9798996905805 |
| PRICE | $7.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 382 |