The Haunting of a Brontë
25 June 2026Synopsis
Georgiana Darcy travels through time once more in this wildly amusing and entertaining sequel to Amelia Blackwell's A Crime Through Time, the first in the cosy crime timeslip series.
Pemberley, 1799.
Like many a Regency heroine, Georgiana Darcy is pining for the man she loves. The difference is, her lover is in 1995, and she has been left behind in 1799 waiting for the mysterious device that transports her through time to re-activate.
Thorp Green Hall, 1845.
But when her Motorola pager finally comes back to life, Georgiana finds herself only forty-six years in the future, at the gloomy Thorp Green Hall, where Branwell and Anne Brontë are the tutor and governess.
Georgiana assumes she will soon come across a murder to investigate, but even before she discovers the cook’s father dead on a chopping block, she finds herself entangled in a web of passion, deception, and danger centred on the eccentric Branwell Brontë.
Branwell is engaged in a perilous affair with the mistress of the house and experiences a series of sinister omens and terrifying encounters. As Georgiana uncovers the mysteries of Thorp Green Hall, and learns more about the origins of her time-travelling capabilities, she must find the killer and save the Brontë siblings from an evil plot, preventing a most terrible loss to readers everywhere . . .
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Praise for Amelia Blackwell:
'The perfect book to unwind with' – Rachel Wolf, author of Five Nights
'Clear your diary to finish it in one go' – Rebecca Reid, author of The Will
'An irresistible mix of laugh-out-loud humour, gripping mystery and endearing love story' – Saskia Sarginson, author of One Dark Summer
'Wonderfully original . . . a twisty cosy crime' – Emma Pass, author of Before The Dawn
'The perfect escapist read' – Katy Moran, author of the Regency Romance Trilogy
'Cosy, quirky crime' – Platinum
'Heralds the start of another winning cosy crime series' – Lancashire Post
'Cosy fun' – Crime Monthly
'Romance, humour and a crime riddle make it irresistible' – Peterborough Telegraph
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25 June 2026
9781035054176Reviews
An irresistible mix of laugh-aloud humour, gripping mystery and endearing love story. With Georgiana Darcy investigating the crime, this is sleuthing at its most charming
Kick back and enjoy the peek into the world of Georgiana Darcy as you've never seen her before. I loved it
I loved this twisty, diverting romp which gave the freshest perspective on much loved, well known characters. Clear your diary to finish it in one go
Blackwell’s depth of research, her allusions to the great author’s life and works, and her joyful love all things Austen, shine through in this time-travelling odyssey which heralds the start of another winning cosy crime series
