Death Comes to Pemberley
'Combines the grace of Jane Austen with the pace of a thriller.' Sunday Express
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3.3 • 88 Ratings
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Publisher Description
'Calling all Bridgerton fans! We have your next period drama obsession.' Cosmopolitan
The world is classic Jane Austen. The mystery is vintage P.D. James.
In their six years of marriage, Elizabeth and Darcy have forged a peaceful, happy life for their family at Pemberley, Darcy's impressive estate.
But on the eve of their annual autumn ball, chaos descends. A chaise appears, rocking down the path from Pemberley's wild woodland. As it pulls up, Lydia Wickham - Elizabeth Bennet's younger, unreliable sister - stumbles out screaming that her husband has been murdered.
Plunged into frightening mystery and a lurid murder trial, the lives of Pemberley's owners and servants alike may never be the same . . .
'Dazzling . . . combines the grace of Jane Austen with the pace of a thriller.' Sunday Express
'Brimming with astute appreciation, inventiveness and narrative zest.' Sunday Times
'Takes Pride and Prejudice to places it never dreamed of.'Evening Standard
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What readers are saying . . .
'Wonderful . . . I absolutely loved this book.'
'A must read for fans of the Austen novels.'
'Fantastic - almost seamless - continuation of the Darcy tale . . . enough twists and turns to keep you on your toes.'
'It will sweep you away.'
'Impossible to put down!'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Historical mystery buffs and Jane Austen fans alike will welcome this homage to the author of Pride and Prejudice from MWA Grand Master James, best known for her Adam Dalgliesh detective series (The Private Patient, etc.). In the autumn of 1803, six years after the events that closed Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Darcy, the happily married mistress of Pemberley House, is preparing for Lady Anne s annual ball, regarded by the county as the most important social event of the year. Alas, the evening before the ball, Elizabeth s sister Lydia, who married the feckless Wickham, bursts into the house to announce that Captain Denny, a militia officer, has shot her husband dead in the woodland on the estate. Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam, who purists may note behaves inconsistently with Austen s original, head out in a chaise to investigate. Attentive readers will eagerly seek out clues to the delightfully complex mystery, which involves many hidden motives and dark secrets, not least of them in the august Darcy family. In contrast to Pride and Prejudice, where emotion is typically conveyed through indirect speech, characters are much more open about their feelings, giving a contemporary ring to James s pleasing and agreeable sequel. 300,000 first printing.
Customer Reviews
Worth a read
A bit indulgent, but a worth while read. Repeats much of the original story. Plot I had worked out who done it before the court case. Bit holy in places.
Death comes to pamberley
Excellent
Death Comes To Pemberley
Story of a trial of George Wickham. I thought this book would have been all about the lives of the sisters and indeed the parents from Longbourne but they're secondary characters. Like Gone With The Wind, it should have been left where Jane Austen left it. Very very disappointed with this book.