by Stephanie Barron, 1997
Jane and her family go to Lyme – on the sea. First, a commoner is hung. Then later, Captain Fielding is shot, with Geoffrey Sidmouth’s horseshoes stamped in the dirt. Jane solves the crime. It’s not Geoffrey, but Mr. Crawford, the guy who digs for fossils. Lots of the book had to do with smuggling and French “Royalists” trying to overthrow Napoleon. It was very good – loved her descriptions of the coast and the town, but it was really complex trying to figure out the mystery.