![]() ![]() If anything were to get me past my aversion of Austen spin-offs, having P.D. James, a master at crime fiction, with knotty psychological mysteries that are classics in the genre. That being said, Death Comes to Pemberley is by P.D. I enjoyed Pride and Prejudice, and even battled Austen fatigue with the fun Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, but when I see yet another Pride and Prejudice spin-off in a store, I can’t help but shudder. A quick online search of “Mr Darcy” turns up pages of results. ![]() Walk around any Indigo and you’ll find sequels or prequels to the novel in the romance section, the general fiction section, even the mystery section. Pride and Prejudice is probably one of the most adapted novels ever. To be honest, I was a bit wary of this book. Murder there certainly has been on Pemberley grounds, and Elizabeth and Mr Darcy are soon embroiled in the court’s investigation of the crime. ![]() Six years after Elizabeth Bennet marries Mr Darcy, Lydia Wickham barges into their home screaming that her husband has been murdered. James’ sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. And so it goes in Death Comes to Pemberley, P.D. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a quaint English village must be struck by at least one bloody murder. ![]()
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