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The Murder of Mr. Wickham

By Claudia Gray
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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 from a New York Times bestselling author 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. 

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Slightly Smiling Face“All of Jane Austen's beloved characters together in a cozy murder mystery in the style of Clue, was as satisfying of a plot as expected. Of course it felt like the old characters Jane Austen had previously acquainted us with, were quite dull, more like shadows of their real selves. As long as you don't mind an adaptation of this sort, it's a story worth reading.”
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Beaming Face with Smiling Eyes“As literally everyone in my life has commented. This is a very specifically me niche. Jonathan Darcy is there goodest little autistic boy and Juliet Tilney vibes like a certain Miss Phyrne Fisher”
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