Agent: Carol Heaton, Greene & Heaton Ltd. 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%E2%80%99s pleasing and agreeable sequel. As an alternative, the Kindle eBook is available now and can be read on any device with the free Kindle app. 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. Mystery Buy new: 9.05 Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns FREE delivery Tuesday, October 18 if you spend 25 on items shipped by Amazon Select delivery location Only 1 left in stock - order soon. Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam, who purists may note behaves inconsistently with Austen%E2%80%99s original, head out in a chaise to investigate.
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%E2%80%99s annual ball, %E2%80%9Cregarded by the county as the most important social event of the year.%E2%80%9D Alas, the evening before the ball, Elizabeth%E2%80%99s 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. 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.). Read 10,022 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers.
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