In her classic tale, Charlotte Bront禱 introduced readers to the strong-willed and intelligent Jane Eyre. Picking up where Bront禱 left off, Jane�� life has settled into a comfortable pattern: She and her beloved Edward Rochester are married and have an infant son. But Jane soon finds herself in the midst of new challenges and threats to those she loves��
Jane can�� help but fret when a letter arrives from Ad癡le Varens��ochester�� ward, currently at boarding school��arning that the girl�� life is in jeopardy. Although it means leaving her young son and invalid husband, and despite never having been to a city of any size, Jane feels strongly compelled to go to London to ensure Ad癡le�� safety.
But almost from the beginning, Jane�� travels don�� go as planned��he is knocked about and robbed, and no one believes that the plain, unassuming Jane could indeed be the wife of a gentleman; even the school superintendent takes her for an errant new teacher. But most shocking to Jane is the discovery that Ad癡le�� schoolmate has recently passed away under very suspicious circumstances, yet no one appears overly concerned. Taking advantage of the situation, Jane decides to pose as the missing instructor��nd soon uncovers several unsavory secrets, which may very well make her the killer�� next target��