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The Convict’s Canal

by Julia Golding Book 3 in the Jane Austen Investigates series.

First published 2022

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4.2(16)

During a family visit near Oxford, Jane Austen becomes fascinated by the new canal terminus and the convicts employed on its construction. When engineer Mr Gardiner disappears and project funds vanish, the workers' criminal records make them convenient suspects before the evidence has been properly examined.

Jane investigates the wharf, the accounts and Gardiner's charming secretary while reconsidering her own first impressions. The canal's promise of progress conceals financial pressure, exploitation and personal ambition, any of which could provide a motive for disappearance and theft.

Historical Periods

Industrial Revolution in Britain1760–1830 CE Georgian Crime and the Bloody Code1714–1837 CE

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Biographical Fiction Children’s & Young Adult Fiction Coming-of-Age Fiction Crime & Mystery Historical Thriller

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Jane Austen1775–1817

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