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Historical Fiction, Crime, Humor and Comedy

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Jane has a PhD in early modern English history, a BA (Hons) and an LLB (Hons). She’s an award-winning author of historical fiction. Her stories interweave history, crime and humour.

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	Death by Misadventure 3.79 avg rating — 1,605 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jane Bitomsky and 2 other people liked ✩｡°⋆ Lala ⋆｡°✩'s review of Death by Misadventure: "📖 Title: Death By Misadventure 🖋️ Author: Jane Bitomsky 📅 Pub Day: October 1, 2026 💌 Publisher: Lake Union Publishing 📚 Format: Digital 🏷️ ISBN: 9781662540578 ⏱️ Length: 261 pages 📌 Genre(s): Mystery, Historical Fiction, Dark Comedy ⭐ Star Rating: 4 ── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ " Read more of this review »
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Jane Bitomsky and 5 other people liked Manon (mysterymanon)'s review of Death by Misadventure: "A bawdy (if relatively straightforward) historical whodunnit with themes of power, manipulation, and fear. Those themes sound scary, but they’re presented here with a light, humorous touch, employing an eccentric cast of characters both clever and th" Read more of this review »
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Jane Bitomsky rated a book it was amazing Black Silk and Sympathy (Tatty Crowe #1) by Deborah Challinor	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jane Bitomsky liked Roger & Rosanne Slingsby's review of Death by Misadventure: "thoroughly entertaining romp Tremendously clever with a satisfying ending. The humor is creative and the pace is perfect. Hope your write more like this one!"
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Jane Bitomsky liked Linda's review of Death by Misadventure: "This is a humorous historical mystery. It takes place in Bramley outside of Guildford in Elizabethan England. There are two protagonists, John Derrick the coroner and Rebecca a maid in the village. The story is told in two parts, that of John investi" Read more of this review »
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Jane Bitomsky rated a book it was amazing Pagans by James Alistair Henry	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Such an interesting concept - imagining a modern day England where Christianity never got traction. Drustan was my favourite character (very creative & inventive approach to detective work).
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