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Mr. Fielding Goes Missing: A Jane Carter Historical Cozy
When Jane's father goes missing under suspicious circumstances on the eve of bringing down a gang of bootleggers, Jane can't rest until she brings her father safely home and his abductors to justice.
About the Jane Carter Historical Cozy Mystery Series:
This charming historical cozy mystery series is set in the fictional American city of Greenville during the 1920s and features Jane Carter, a young widow who returns home to live with her father after the tragic death of her journalist husband.
Jane’s father owns a local newspaper and wants Jane to take it over someday, but Jane is adamant that she has no desire to be a reporter. Instead, she turns her talent for writing to concocting melodramatic romances for fly-by-night rags who almost never pay on time.
Jane claims that she's holding out for a millionaire before she marries again, but the only man who makes her heart beat faster is Jack, a reporter on her father's staff. Not only has Jane vowed she will never be a newspaperman herself, she's doubly insistent on never again marrying one.
While trying to turn out enough column inches of overwrought romantic bilge to keep her old car on the road, and herself in shoes, Jane runs into the most extraordinary circumstances. In Jane's madcap world, it's a constant round of kidnappings, curses, stolen jewels, counterfeit paintings, and hidden stashes of gold. There's plenty of crime to go around, but nary a murder.
Accompanying Jane on her adventures is her best friend, Florence. Jane and Flo may get into one perilous situation after another, but they are never damsels in distress, because, as Jane puts it, "A real lady always carries her own pocket knife."
All this getting into harm's way alarms her father's housekeeper, Mrs. Timms. Mrs. Timms believes it's her mission in life to turn motherless Jane into a proper lady, but seeing as Jane has just turned twenty-four, Mrs. Timms considerable efforts appear to have been in vain. However, the housekeeper won't give up trying, just as Jane won't give up on seeing Mrs. Timms and her father center-aisling it to the altar and saying, "I do."
This series is adapted from Mildrid Wirt’s Penny Parker mysteries, which have fallen out of copyright. The author has made extensive alterations and additions to both the characters and plots of the original novels, but readers familiar with Ms. Wirt’s stories will notice many similarities.
These are murderless mysteries. Despite a constant crime wave, there seem to be no murders in the city of Greenville. There may be plenty of peril in the form of kidnappings, heists, and the occasional assault, but nobody ever dies, and justice is always served.
About the Jane Carter Historical Cozy Mystery Series:
This charming historical cozy mystery series is set in the fictional American city of Greenville during the 1920s and features Jane Carter, a young widow who returns home to live with her father after the tragic death of her journalist husband.
Jane’s father owns a local newspaper and wants Jane to take it over someday, but Jane is adamant that she has no desire to be a reporter. Instead, she turns her talent for writing to concocting melodramatic romances for fly-by-night rags who almost never pay on time.
Jane claims that she's holding out for a millionaire before she marries again, but the only man who makes her heart beat faster is Jack, a reporter on her father's staff. Not only has Jane vowed she will never be a newspaperman herself, she's doubly insistent on never again marrying one.
While trying to turn out enough column inches of overwrought romantic bilge to keep her old car on the road, and herself in shoes, Jane runs into the most extraordinary circumstances. In Jane's madcap world, it's a constant round of kidnappings, curses, stolen jewels, counterfeit paintings, and hidden stashes of gold. There's plenty of crime to go around, but nary a murder.
Accompanying Jane on her adventures is her best friend, Florence. Jane and Flo may get into one perilous situation after another, but they are never damsels in distress, because, as Jane puts it, "A real lady always carries her own pocket knife."
All this getting into harm's way alarms her father's housekeeper, Mrs. Timms. Mrs. Timms believes it's her mission in life to turn motherless Jane into a proper lady, but seeing as Jane has just turned twenty-four, Mrs. Timms considerable efforts appear to have been in vain. However, the housekeeper won't give up trying, just as Jane won't give up on seeing Mrs. Timms and her father center-aisling it to the altar and saying, "I do."
This series is adapted from Mildrid Wirt’s Penny Parker mysteries, which have fallen out of copyright. The author has made extensive alterations and additions to both the characters and plots of the original novels, but readers familiar with Ms. Wirt’s stories will notice many similarities.
These are murderless mysteries. Despite a constant crime wave, there seem to be no murders in the city of Greenville. There may be plenty of peril in the form of kidnappings, heists, and the occasional assault, but nobody ever dies, and justice is always served.
228 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 30, 2019
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About the author
Celia Kinsey
27 books20 followersCelia writes quirky cozy mysteries.
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Visit celiakinsey.com to sign up for periodic updates and get sneak peeks at Celia's upcoming books.
The Little Tombstone Mysteries:
The Good, the Bad, and the Pugly
Rebel Without a Claus
Lonesome Glove
Something Borrowed, Something Chewed
Tamales at High Noon
The Trifleman (Newsletter Bonus)
The Felicia's Food Truck One Hour Mysteries:
Fit to Be French Fried
Hamburger Heist
Pizza Pie Puzzler
Hotdog Horrors
Stand-Alone Short Mysteries:
Gnome for Christmas
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews
December 30, 2019
Jane is an interesting lady gir her time. Very independent. When her father mysteriously hies missing, she takes it upon herself to find him. Also to tun the paper in his absence, which is a bit of a departure from her usual denial of interest in same. Finding him puts Jane in some peril , along with her friends. As usual, it annoys the police. In the end he is found, but I will not spoil the story by going into details. A most enjoyable read.
March 5, 2020
This was a fun read! I have two more waiting from this author and I am looking forward to getting to them. It's a matter of fact, I need to get a new book starting tonight and one of those will be the pick. Thank you.
December 9, 2019
Quick read
Jane is a writer and the daughter of a newspaper man. When her father goes missing she works with her friend Flo and fiance to find him. This was a quick read and it kept my interest. I finished in one evening
I will be looking for more from this author.
Jane is a writer and the daughter of a newspaper man. When her father goes missing she works with her friend Flo and fiance to find him. This was a quick read and it kept my interest. I finished in one evening
I will be looking for more from this author.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews