James masterfully re-creates the world of Pride and Prejudice, electrifying it with the excitement and suspense of a brilliantly crafted crime story, as only she can write it. Inspired by a lifelong passion for Austen, P. With shocking suddenness, Pemberley is plunged into a frightening mystery. She stumbles out of the carriage, hysterical, shrieking that Wickham has been murdered.

A coach careens up the drive carrying Lydia, Elizabeth’s disgraced sister, who with her husband, the very dubious Wickham, has been banned from Pemberley. Then, on the eve of the ball, the patrician idyll is shattered. And preparations are under way for their much-anticipated annual autumn ball. Elizabeth’s sister Jane and her husband, Bingley, live nearby her father visits often there is optimistic talk about the prospects of marriage for Darcy’s sister Georgiana. They have two fine sons, Fitzwilliam and Charles.

Elizabeth has found her footing as the chatelaine of the great house. Their peaceful, orderly world seems almost unassailable. It is 1803, six years since Elizabeth and Darcy embarked on their life together at Pemberley, Darcy’s magnificent estate. James, long among the most admired mystery writers of our time, draws the characters of Jane Austen’s beloved novel Pride and Prejudice into a tale of murder and emotional mayhem. Typical her! Equally I also quite liked Darcy as he was the same as in Pride and Prejudice but with a bit more lightness to him produced by Elizabeth teasing him and him teasing her back.A rare meeting of literary genius: P. She said that her lawyer said if she had been a man she would have been a jewel to the English law. For example, my favourite bit of humour was in a letter Lady Catherine sent of condolence. I also like the way she put humour into the story. Also I like the way PD James changed the points of view around from Elizabeth to Darcy as it was interesting to see both their different points of view. I think that the plot was exciting and gripping, making you want to find out what would happen next. Also he says, “I have killed him, my only friend.” This means that Wickham is the primary suspect for the crime, but why would he kill his best friend? They find him drunk and with his friend Captain Denny dead beside him. Darcy, Colonel Fitzwilliam and their guest Henry Alveston go to look for Wickham. Out rushes Elizabeth’s silly younger sister Lydia screaming that her husband has been murdered, aka Mr Wickham. However on the evening before it a carriage comes outside the house. Also they are planning a ball which everyone in the household has been working hard for. They now have two healthy, strong sons and have a very happy marriage. It is the year 1803 and Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy have been married for 6 years. From the author of the bestselling Adam Dalgliesh series comes an exciting sequel to Pride and Prejudice.

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