Death Comes to Pemberley
by P.D. James
P.D. James gives new life to your favorite Austen characters, without being the least bit cutesy or gimmicky (like many other Austen copycats).
Genre: Mystery
Review: What a perfect adaptation of Jane Austen's writing style with the ultimate twist for mystery-lovers--a murder mystery at Darcy's Pemberley! It was lovely to read about Elizabeth Bennet's life after Pride and Prejudice, as she settles into domestic life and Pemberley. She and Darcy are still in love after several years.
And of course, the night before the ball, a dead body turns up and the dashing, devilish Wickham is stirring up more trouble.
New characters populate the story as well, while the descriptions of the woods and the estate are as enlivening as another character.
Fact: Can you believe it? At age 91, author P.D. James she has written 20 books and she is still working!
On the screen: The book has been adapted to a mini-series on the BBC: I hear it comes to the U.S. in Nov. 2014.
Matthew Rhys from The Americans plays Darcy.
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