Today I'd like to shine a spotlight on a book I just discovered. The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray is the first book in the Mr. Darcy and Miss Tilney Mystery series. I didn't know it existed, but it's going on my TBR pile, along with the second in the series that was released last week.
Blurb:
The happily married Mr. Knightley and Emma are throwing a party
at their country estate, bringing together distant relatives and new
acquaintances—characters beloved by Jane Austen fans. Definitely not
invited is Mr. Wickham, whose latest financial scheme has netted him an
even broader array of enemies. As tempers flare and secrets are
revealed, it’s clear that everyone would be happier if Mr. Wickham got
his comeuppance. Yet they’re all shocked when Wickham turns up
murdered—except, of course, for the killer hidden in their midst.
Nearly
everyone at the house party is a suspect, so it falls to the party’s
two youngest guests to solve the mystery: Juliet Tilney, the smart and
resourceful daughter of Catherine and Henry, eager for
adventure beyond Northanger Abbey; and Jonathan Darcy, the Darcys’
eldest son, whose adherence to propriety makes his father seem almost
relaxed. In this tantalizing fusion of Austen and Christie, from New York Times
bestselling author Claudia Gray, the unlikely pair must put aside their
own poor first impressions and uncover the guilty party—before an
innocent person is sentenced to hang.
Sounds like a fun read thank you for the review. deborahortega229@yahoo.com
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