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reviewed The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, #1)

Claudia Gray: The Murder of Mr. Wickham (Paperback, 2022, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group)

A summer house party turns into a whodunit when Mr. Wickham, one of literature’s most …

A treat for Austen and mystery fans

I mean, the title alone! 🍿 Lead characters from Northanger Abbey, Emma, Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, and Pride and Prejudice are suspects in the titular crime. I’ve read all of Austen’s novels, and have the usual favorites, but I enjoyed the extensions of these characters’ stories (purists beware); even the unhappy ones. A new crime-solving duo must navigate decorum to find the killer. De-fucking-lightful.