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The Murder of Mr. Wickham
- Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
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Summary
A summer house party turns into a thrilling whodunit when Jane Austen's Mr. Wickham—one of literature’s most notorious villains—meets a sudden and suspicious end in this brilliantly imagined mystery featuring Austen’s leading literary characters.
“Had Jane Austen sat down to write a country house murder mystery, this is exactly the book she would have written.”—Alexander McCall Smith
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.
Critic reviews
ONE OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL'S BEST MYSTERY BOOKS OF THE YEAR
“Had Jane Austen sat down to write a country house murder mystery, this is exactly the book she would have written. Devotees of Austen’s timeless novels will get the greatest possible pleasure from this wonderful book. Immense fun and beautifully observed. Delicious!”—Alexander McCall Smith
“A well-done pastiche that balances menace with wit, recrimination with reconciliation, sin with redemption and justice with mercy.”—The Wall Street Journal
“Satisfying.... Readers looking for a charming mystery will adore this book. Gray captures Austen’s tone perfectly, allowing fans to step back into the Regency author’s beloved world.”—BookPage
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- Ranganathan
- 10-05-22
Agatha Austen
A bestselling Star Wars fiction author writes a Christie/Austen mash up, it shouldn't work but it does. Gray throws in practically every Austen character you can think of and it's a delight to meet them all once more. If your a fan of Jane and can take the premise you are in for a treat. Not as worthy as Death Comes to Pemberley but far more entertaining in my opinion. I do hope there will be a sequel. Brilliant.
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- Wesley
- 05-04-23
Austen meets Christie
An really enjoyable country house murder mystery which not only features Jane Austen's characters but remains faithful to the style of Austen and social structures of polite society in regency England. There are of course many Pride and Prejudice follow ups, but this book manages to follow up on the whole of the Austen canon. Having read all the works of Austen many many years ago, I realised that I recalled the details of some plots more clearly than others - so the opening Prologue was useful as a reminder.
The young detectives are of course frustrated by the strict limitations of regency propriety, and are willing on occasion to push the boundaries - but their mind set and their actions remain firmly true to the era in which they live. I particularly appreciated the way in which young Darcy wrestled with life: he is clearly (in contemporary parlance) "on the spectrum" but we see him coping with this without the advantage of modern understanding or vocabulary.
My first Claudia Gray novel. She has clearly tried her hand at a number of genres - I may not tackle her Star Wars novels. But I look forward to more in the Tilney/Darcy series.
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- Mjoll
- 06-11-22
Absolutely brilliant
Lovely to read about the old characters in such an authentic way. I loved every second of it!
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- Kindle Customer
- 25-08-22
at last loved characters again!
delighted to meet again such as Elizabeth, Darcy and Emma ...could there be more books ahead?
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- Yvette
- 01-08-22
Justice
How I enjoyed this book. The plot was intriguing, characters like old friends and the language and style of the author did justice to the writings of Jane Austen. There was one familiar villain and many heroes in this compelling story. Now I want to read all Jane Austen’s novels again. Well done and more please!!
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- Anonymous User
- 18-05-22
Best Austin sequel to date
hope the author writes more! She ceates a great story while staying true to the original charecters.
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- Kitchen Queen
- 11-05-22
good light-hearted listen
To meet again Austen's characters in a Christy-esque house party murder mystery was a brilliant crossing of genres.
The narration was very well done.
However, an inconsistency in chapter numeration led to a small irritation. This is something quite common in audible books, where the introduction etc classed as Chapter 1 and the Chapter list is not amended. Hence I listened to a large chunk twice as I tried to find my place over several devices.
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