AsummerhousepartyturnsintoathrillingwhodunitwhenJaneAusten’sMr.Wickham--oneofliterature’smostnotoriousvillains--meetsasuddenandsuspiciousendinthisbrilliantlyimaginedmysteryfromaNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorfeaturingAusten’sleadingliterarycharacters.“HadJaneAustensatdowntowriteacountryhousemurdermystery,thisisexactlythebookshewouldhavewritten.“--AlexanderMcCallSmithThehappilymarriedMr.KnightleyandEmmaarethrowingapartyattheircountryestate,bringingtogetherdistantrelativesandnewacquaintances--charactersbelovedbyJaneAustenfans.DefinitelynotinvitedisMr.Wickham,whoselatestfinancialschemehasnettedhimanevenbroaderarrayofenemies.Astempersflareandsecretsarerevealed,it’sclearthateveryonewouldbehappierifMr.Wickhamgothiscomeuppance.Yetthey’reallshockedwhenWickhamturnsupmurdered--except,ofcourse,forthekillerhiddenintheirmidst.Nearlyeveryoneatthehousepartyisasuspect,soitfallstotheparty’stwoyoungestgueststosolvethemystery:JulietTilney,thesmartandresourcefuldaughterofCatherineandHenry,eagerforadventurebeyondNorthangerAbbey;andJonathanDarcy,theDarcys’eldestson,whoseadherencetoproprietymakeshisfatherseemalmostrelaxed.InthistantalizingfusionofAustenandChristie,fromNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorClaudiaGray,theunlikelypairmustputasidetheirownpoorfirstimpressionsanduncovertheguiltyparty--beforeaninnocentpersonissentencedtohang.AVINTAGEORIGINAL
