‘It’s taking up all my time now’: Kareena Kapoor is currently reading this page turner

Kareena also mentioned that when it comes to transformative books, she’s not a fan. “I don’t read those kinds of books,” she added.

Here’s a quick excerpt of A Fortune Most Fatal, according to Goodreads:

Intrepid amateur sleuth Jane Austen returns in this new novel from the author of Miss Austen Investigates (Jessica Bull).

When Jane Austen arrives at Rowling House to visit her wealthy brother, Neddy, she hopes that some time away will distract her from her broken heart and the dashing Tom Lefroy’s lacklustre proposal. Little does she know that her sister-in-law, Elizabeth, has other plans to help Jane come out to society and find a respectable husband of good status and wealth.

Meanwhile, when a mysterious foreign princess is taken in by Mrs. Knight, Neddy’s adoptive mother, Jane and her family fear that Neddy’s inheritance could be at risk, jeopardizing them all. Jane is determined to unmask the beleaguered princess as a con artist and reveal her true identity. But when Jane’s sleuthing leads her to believe that Neddy is involved in an unspeakable crime, she must try to save a traumatized young woman. And she must do it without destroying her wealthy brother, whom all the Austens rely on.

Cozy thriller suggestions for you (Source: Freepik)

If you are a fan of cozy historical mysteries, here are 4 suggestions for you to dive into this weekend:

A classic: Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

A series of short stories that made the fortunes of the Strand magazine, in which they were first published, and won immense popularity for the main characters, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. The detective is at the height of his powers, and the volume is full of famous cases, including ‘The Red-Headed League’, ‘The Blue Carbuncle’, and ‘The Speckled Band’.

A touch of romance: A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Mayhem by Manda Collins

As one of England’s most notorious newspaper columnists, Lady Katherine Bascomb believes knowledge is power. And she’s determined to inform and educate the ladies of London on the nefarious and deadly criminals who are preying on the fairer sex. When her reporting leads to the arrest of a notorious killer, however, Katherine flees to a country house party to escape her newfound notoriety-only to witness a murder on her very first night. And when the lead detective accuses Katherine of inflaming, rather than informing, the public with her column, she vows to prove him wrong.

A holiday gone wrong: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

A curious assortment of ten strangers is summoned as weekend guests to a little private island off the coast of Devon. Their host, an eccentric millionaire unknown to them all, is nowhere to be found. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they’re unwilling to reveal—and a secret that will seal their fate. For each has been marked for murder.

Girl Power: Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn

Fresh from a six-month sojourn in Italy, Lady Julia returns home to Sussex to find her father’s estate crowded with family and friends— but dark deeds are afoot at the deconsecrated abbey, and a murderer roams the ancient cloisters. A member of Lady Julia’s own family confesses to the crime. Certain of her cousin’s innocence, Lady Julia resumes her unlikely and deliciously intriguing partnership with Nicholas Brisbane, setting out to unravel a tangle of deceit before the killer can strike again.