Death Comes to Pemberley – P D James

P D James’s admiration of Jane Austen is well-documented.  I remember well her claim in Talking about Detective Fiction that Austen’s Emma is at heart a mystery.  I suppose it is if you define mystery loosely.  Fortunately the mystery in James’s sequel to Austen’s Pride and Prejudice  requires no such licence. Darcy and Elizabeth have been happily [...]

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