The Regency period has a magnetic appeal as evidenced by the blockbuster TV series, Bridgerton. Bestselling Regency fantasy writer, Alison Goodman, is now dabbling in crime with her Ill-Mannered Ladies series. Co authors Kelly Gardiner and Sharmini Kumar have turned one of Jane Austen's characters into a sleuth in Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective. On the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth year, Pamela Hart questions these authors on knowing history thoroughly before playing with it; the success of Bridgerton; and the secret to writing compelling mysteries.

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