Ms. Gray integrates all of Jane Austen's novel characters into one novel, where they gather for a month long house party at the Knightley residence. Unfortunately, deplorable Mr. Wickham arrives and derails the party with his blackmail and secrets. Then one night someone kills him. Almost every person has a motive save Mr. Jonathan Darcy (Mr. & Mrs. Darcy's son) and young Juliet Tilney. The two secretly gather and share clues with each other. Trying to adhere to propriety proves challenging as they sort through clues. Some marriages are strained. By the end of the novel, all relationships are restored, with even more affection and love for each other! I liked how the positive view of marriage and its value are portrayed.
Very well-written and a well-developed plot and characters. I really enjoyed this novel! My favorite character was Jonathan Darcy, a neurodivergant.
Warning: I, however, did not find it necessary for the inclusion of a character's homosexual relative. It was interesting to read how the characters involved handled this news and how they incorporated the Bible in how they reacted to the homosexual relative. The woman relative wondered how two men could engage in sexual activity.
-Borrowed from the library.
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