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Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Mr. Darcy’s aunt and the matriarchof Rosings Park, is sure that someone is trying to murder her. One incident can be explained as an accident,but three incidents that could have led to her death within a short time frameis too much of a coincidence. She summonsher nephew Jonathan Darcy as he has solved some other cases as well as hiscrime solving partner, Miss Juliet Tilney.Will they be able to uncover who is trying to murder Lady Catherine deBourgh and why?
My thoughts on the novel:
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· Ienjoyed that the action takes place at Rosings Park and we get to see thecharacters of Lady Catherine, her daughter Anne, and Anne’s husband, ColonelFitzwilliam. Also present and livingnearby are Mr. and Mrs. Collins and their two teenage children. Author Claudia Gray wrote these Austen charactersperfectly. She has a modern sense to herwriting, but it true to the characters the way that Austen wrote them. Its interesting to see where these charactersare after twenty years.
· Iloved the overall humor and wit throughout the novel. It was especially fun that Mr. Collins namedhis son De Bourgh and daughter Catherine.Ha!
· Whileenjoying the classic Austen characters, I really enjoy Mr. Jonathan Darcy andMiss Juliet Tilney. Their relationship is great with this book as a will theyor won’t they type of romance. Jonathanis on the spectrum at a time when it was not well understood. He is working on looking people in the eyesand being better at social occasions. Hebelieves that Juliet was in love with someone else, while Juliet thinks hedoesn’t love her as he hasn’t spoken for her.I love the two of them as characters and love this relationship. It’s moving very slowly, but I have hopes foranother novel and for Juliet to one day see Pemberly. I think it would be very fun to have theirrelationship progress to engaged, and then married and still solving mysteriestogether.
· Mr.Darcy meeting Henry Tilney is the Austen mash-up I never knew that Ineeded. I laughed out loud at how theyreally did not get along. Mr. Darcy’sseriousness with Henry Tilney’s humor did not mesh well. I love Henry Tilney as a character inNorthanger Abbey and I was so happy to get more of him in this novel. I did wish that their relationship would havegrown better throughout the novel, but it didn’t really. Hopefully it will in future novels.
· Ialso enjoyed getting to know more about Anne Fitzwilliam and Colonel Fitzwilliamand their relationship. Anne truly lovedColonel Fitzwilliam, but fears he only married her to make the familyhappy. They loved their son Peter, butafter Lady Catherine sends Peter away to school at only age eight, their littlefamily is adrift. Anne wonders about theColonel’s love and also why he keeps disappearing.
· Themystery was interesting, and I went along with the red herrings and did notguess the murderer until the end.
Overall, The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh byClaudia Gray is an intriguing mystery with a fantastic cast of characters and agreat setting. Gray perfectly captures theRegency world of Jane Austen and her characters.
BOOK DESCRIPTION
The third book in the Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mystery series, which finds the amateur sleuths facing their most daunting challenge yet: preventing the murder of the imperious Lady Catherine de Bourgh.
Someone is trying to kill Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Esteemed aunt of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, generous patroness of Mr. William Collins, a woman of rank who rules over the estate of Rosings Park with an unimpeachable sense of propriety—who would dare? Lady Catherine summons her grand-nephew, Mr. Jonathan Darcy, and his investigative companion, Miss Juliet Tilney, to find out.
After a year apart, Jonathan and Juliet are thrilled to be reunited, even if the circ*mstances—finding whoever has thus far sabotaged Lady Catherine's carriage, shot at her, and nearly pushed her down the stairs—are less than ideal. Also less than ideal: their respective fathers, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy and Mr. Henry Tilney, have accompanied the young detectives to Rosings, and the two men do not interact with the same felicity enjoyed by their children.
With attempts against Lady Catherine escalating, and no one among the list of prime suspects seemingly capable of committing all of the attacks, the pressure on Jonathan and Juliet mounts—even as more gentle feelings between the two of them begin to bloom. The race is now on to provoke two confessions: one from the attempted murderer before it is too late—and one, perhaps, of love.
AUTHOR BIO
Claudia Gray is the pseudonym of Amy Vincent. She is the author of the Mr. Darcy and Miss Tilney Mysteries, which began with The Murder of Mr. Wickham. She is also the writer of multiple young adult novels, including the Evernight series, the Firebird trilogy, and the Constellation trilogy; in addition, she’s written several Star Wars novels, such as Lost Stars and Bloodline, and is one of the story architects of the High Republic series. She makes her home in New Orleans with her husband Paul and assorted small dogs.
