Jane Austen is visiting her brother and sister-in-law in London, when a foreign princess is murdered. Jane is accused of being involved, and she starts her own investigation to find the real killer. A "barque of frailty" is a polite society term for a prostitute, and Jane discovers that one such woman highly-placed in society might hold a clue to the murder.

I liked this murder mystery, and the history behind it. There is quite a lot of real history woven into the story with Jane's family and her acquaintances, but of course the murder mystery and Jane's involvement in the investigation are entirely fictional.

I enjoyed seeing more of Jane's brothers and their sibling relationships. Jane also has a lot of sweet scenes with her sister-in-law, Eliza, that shows how close they were. It was lovely to see how Jane cares so much for her family, but they also exasperate her at times.

I love the formal writing style that mimics the Regency era language. The dialogue is fairly close to what a real conversation might have been like in that time period. It really immerses you in the history.