Pride and Prescience: Or, A Truth Universally Acknowledged
by:
Carrie Bebris (author)
Pride and Prescience (Or, A Truth Universally Acknowledged), a Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mystery, embroils the joyous newlyweds Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy in a mystery involving one of their wedding guests.The lovely Caroline Bingley is engaged to marry a rich and charismatic American....
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Pride and Prescience (Or, A Truth Universally Acknowledged), a Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mystery, embroils the joyous newlyweds Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy in a mystery involving one of their wedding guests.The lovely Caroline Bingley is engaged to marry a rich and charismatic American. Unfortunately, this windswept courtship is marred by many strange events-- nocturnal wanderings, spooked horses, carriage accidents, and even an apparent suicide attempt. Soon the whole Bingley family seems the target of a mysterious plot, with only the Darcys recognizing the danger.Sinister forces are afoot and the Darcys must get to the bottom of the plot before the blushing bride descends into madness--or worse.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780765318435 (0765318431)
ASIN: 765318431
Publish date: May 1st 2007
Publisher: Forge Books
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Paranormal,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Mystery,
Historical Mystery,
Regency,
Cozy Mystery
Series: Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mysteries (#1)
Although I admit Bebris is no Jane Austen, I must confess I relished this book, often smiling while reading, and went on to read and enjoy the rest in the series published to date. The book is first of a series where Mr and Mrs Darcy of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice are sleuths, often with an el...
Because my cousin owns it.
I had put off reading these for ages, because I normally don't like a new author taking a beloved set of characters from the classics and 'extending' their stories. But this was recently recommended to me by a GR friend who felt that the author did a credible job with the characters. I must say, I...
Let's get this out of the way: I have never read any of Jane Austen's works, nor have I seen any movies based on them. That said, this book was still enjoyable, especially considering that I only paid twenty cents for it (no joke.) There were a few profanities, but, I will warn you that if you fin...
This book was so good. The characters in this book are mostly same than in the Pride and Prejudice, but there is also new characters like Mr. Parrish, rich american who marries Ms. Bingley. Everyone thinks Mr. Parrish is charming and a gentleman, but in the end, he is something very different that e...