''Reader, I buried him.'' So begins Sherri Browning Erwin's affectionate, funny and brilliantly clever monster mash-up of everyone''s favourite literary classic.

Mrs Reed and her children are vampires, Lowood is run by a voodoo headmaster who is turning his pupils into the walking dead, Mr Rochester''s first wife is a werewolf, and Jane must learn to embrace her destiny as a slayer of evil before she can win her heart''s desire. What''s not to love?

Jane Slayre is the one classic which can give Pride and Prejudice and Zombies a run for its money, and Sherri Browning Erwin's masterful take on a timeless tale will delight monster fans and lovers of Charlotte Brontë alike.