The suspenseful sequel to The Murder of Mr. Wickham, which sees
Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney reunited, and with another mystery to
solve: the dreadful poisoning of the scoundrel Willoughby's new wife.
"An absolute page-turner full of well-plotted mystery and hints of
simmering romance.... More of the Jane Austen characters we love (as
well as those we love to hate)." --Mia P. Manansala, author of Arsenic
and Adobo
Catherine and Henry Tilney of Northanger Abbey are not entirely pleased
to be sending their eligible young daughter Juliet out into the world
again: the last house party she attended, at the home of the Knightleys,
involved a murder--which Juliet helped solve. Particularly concerning is
that she intends to visit her new friend Marianne Brandon, who's
returned home to Devonshire shrouded in fresh scandal--made more potent
by the news that her former suitor, the rakish Mr. Willoughby, intends
to take up residence at his local estate with his new bride.
Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley are thrilled that their
eldest son, Jonathan--who, like his father, has not always been the most
socially adept--has been invited to stay with his former schoolmate,
John Willoughby. Jonathan himself is decidedly less taken with the
notion of having to spend extended time under the roof of his old bully,
but that all changes when he finds himself reunited with his fellow
amateur sleuth, the radiant Miss Tilney. And when shortly thereafter,
Willoughby's new wife--whom he married for her fortune--dies horribly at
the party meant to welcome her to town.
With rumors flying and Marianne--known to be both unstable and
previously jilted by the dead woman's newly made widower--under
increased suspicion, Jonathan and Juliet must team up once more to
uncover the murderer. But as they collect clues and close in on
suspects, eerie incidents suggest that the killer may strike again, and
that the pair are in far graver danger than they or their families could
imagine.
A VINTAGE ORIGINAL.
