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DEATH COMES TO PEMBERLEY
By: P.D. James
A rare meeting of literary genius: P. D. 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.
Alfred A. Knopf
December 2011
On Sale: December 6, 2011
Featuring: FitzWilliam Darcy; Elizabeth Darcy
304 pages
ISBN: 0307959856
EAN: 9780307959850
Kindle: B0060AY6FO
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Mystery Historical | Jane Austen
It is 1803, six years since Elizabeth and Darcy embarked on their life together at Pemberley, Darcyβs magnificent estate. Their peaceful, orderly world seems almost unassailable. Elizabeth has found her footing as the chatelaine of the great house. They have two fine sons, Fitzwilliam and Charles. Elizabethβs sister Jane and her husband, Bingley, live nearby; her father visits often; there is optimistic talk about the prospects of marriage for Darcyβs sister Georgiana. And preparations are under way for their much-anticipated annual autumn ball. Then, on the eve of the ball, the patrician idyll is shattered. A coach careens up the drive carrying Lydia, Elizabethβs disgraced sister, who with her husband, the very dubious Wickham, has been banned from Pemberley. She stumbles out of the carriage, hysterical, shrieking that Wickham has been murdered. With shocking suddenness, Pemberley is plunged into a frightening mystery. Inspired by a lifelong passion for Austen, P. D. 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.
 Media BuzzFresh Air - NPR - November 29, 2011
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