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Julia Seales

Julia Seales is the author of the Regency-era mysteries A Most Agreeable Murder and A Terribly Nasty Business, and a screenwriter based in Los Angeles. Originally from Kentucky, she earned an MFA in screenwriting from UCLA and a BA in English from Vanderbilt University. She is a lifelong Anglophile with a passion for murder mysteries and Jane Austen.
Biographical details sourced from Penguin Random House.
On LuvemBooks, we've reviewed A Most Agreeable Murder.
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A Most Agreeable Murder

4/5

reader rating · 2,154 ratings

Julia Seales's debut A Most Agreeable Murder sends true-crime-obsessed Beatrice Steele after a killer at a Regency ball. Kirkus Reviews found it irreverent, satirical and oh so much fun; All About Romance found the humour scattershot.

Reviewed Nov 3, 2026

Ask LuvemBooks about Julia Seales

Julia Seales writes Regency-era mysteries with a satirical edge — in A Most Agreeable Murder, the one book we've reviewed, a true-crime-obsessed heroine hunts a killer at a Regency ball, an approach Kirkus Reviews called irreverent and oh so much fun. A screenwriter by training and a lifelong Jane Austen devotee, Seales blends period romance conventions with murder-mystery plotting; readers on Amazon have rated the debut 4.0/5 across more than 2,100 ratings.
Where should I start?
Start with A Most Agreeable Murder, Seales's debut and the book that made her name. It follows Beatrice Steele, a true-crime-obsessed young woman who ends up chasing a killer at a Regency ball — a handy showcase of Seales's blend of Austen-style period comedy and murder mystery. Readers on Amazon rate it 4.0/5.
What's their writing style?
Based on our review of A Most Agreeable Murder, Seales writes with an irreverent, satirical voice that plays Regency romance conventions against modern true-crime obsession. Kirkus Reviews praised the result as oh so much fun, though All About Romance found the humour scattershot — so the comedy is broad and may not land for every reader. Her screenwriting background suggests a feel for pace and set pieces.
Books we've reviewed
We've reviewed 1 book by Julia Seales. A Most Agreeable Murder is her debut, a cozy mystery in which true-crime-obsessed Beatrice Steele goes after a killer at a Regency ball; readers on Amazon rate it 4.0/5 from over 2,100 ratings.
What genre do they write?
Julia Seales writes Regency-era mysteries. A Most Agreeable Murder, the one book we've reviewed, is classed as a cozy mystery — a murder investigation wrapped in period comedy rather than graphic violence.
What should I read after A Most Agreeable Murder?
The natural next step is A Terribly Nasty Business, Seales's other Regency-era mystery mentioned in her bio — though note that we haven't reviewed it yet, so we can't speak to how it compares. If you specifically enjoyed the satirical, true-crime-inflected tone of A Most Agreeable Murder, that follow-up is the closest match within her known work.
Who is Julia Seales?

Who is Julia Seales?

Julia Seales is a Los Angeles-based screenwriter and the author of the Regency-era mysteries A Most Agreeable Murder and A Terribly Nasty Business. Originally from Kentucky, she earned an MFA in screenwriting from UCLA and a BA in English from Vanderbilt University. She describes herself as a lifelong Anglophile with a passion for murder mysteries and Jane Austen — both of which show up clearly in her fiction.

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