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The Murder of Mr. Wickham

By: Claudia Gray
Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown
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 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. Historical Mystery Regency Regency Romance Romance Fiction Exciting Suspense Crime
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delighted to meet again such as Elizabeth, Darcy and Emma ...could there be more books ahead?

at last loved characters again!

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Great mystery, brilliant concept and excellently performed. I'm going to look for more from this author now.

Brilliant

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I really wasn't sure when I got this one if I would like it BUT it was very enjoyable!

I liked the narrator, story line and the piecing together of the overall story plot. It wasn't a predicable end either.

Good light heated and, for me, very easy to listen to.

Very Enjoyable!

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i am not a fan of the narration which made this a more tricky listen. Good premise though.

Regency murder

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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.

good light-hearted listen

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