The Matters at Mansfield: Or, the Crawford Affair (Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mysteries)

Overview: Carrie Bebris has been a professional wordsmith for more than fifteen years and a Jane Austen admirer far longer. A fan of romance, mystery, fantasy, and historical fiction, she has blended them all in her Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mystery series. Set in Regency England and featuring plenty of sharp dialogue and romantic interplay, the novels entangle some of Jane Austen's best-known characters in intrigue with a dash of gothic atmosphere.

elizabeth And Fitzwilliam Darcy, The Courting Couple From Pride & Prejudice, Take The Roles Of Regency Versions Of Nick And Nora In This Award-winning Author's Take On Jane Austen's Mansfield Park.

publishers Weekly

bebris's Fourth Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mystery Is Less True To The Spirit Of Jane Austen Than Its Predecessor, north By Northanger(2006). Soon After The Birth Of Their First Child, Elizabeth And Darcy Visit Mansfield Park, Where They Get Caught Up In Intrigue Involving Mistaken Identities And Sudden Disappearances More Suited To A Bedroom Farce Than Anything In The Austen Canon. Taken As A Regency Romp, The Story Has Much To Recommend It-a Lively Plot, Engaging Characters And A Surprising Finale. Some Of Austen's Characters Are Cast In A Different Light Than They Appear In Their Original Incarnations: Anne De Bourgh And Colonel Fitzwilliam Benefit, While Others Become Caricatures Of Themselves. As Usual, Bebris Slips In Esoteric Information On Such Matters As The Code Of Honor And Dueling Without Slowing The Pace. (sept.)

copyright © Reed Business Information, A Division Of Reed Elsevier Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Jane Austen meets Anne Perry in a historical mystery series featuring the hero and heroine from “Pride and Prejudice.” Following the birth of their first child, Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy are looking forward to enjoying life at Pemberley, but family commitments draw them away to Mansfield Park. While there, the Darcys get involved with marriage arrangements, star-crossed lovers, deceit, mistaken identity, and even murder.Once again the Darcys take center stage as the Regency era's answer to The Thin Man's Nick and Nora in this delightful series by the 2007 Daphne du Maurier Award-winning author of “ North by Northanger.” Following the birth of their first child, Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy are looking forward to enjoying life at Pemberley, but a family crisis draws them away to Mansfield Park. There, the Darcys become ensnared in a complex game of marriage machinations, star-crossed lovers, deceit, mistaken identity, and murder. In the fourth installment of this series, Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy are drawn to Mansfield Park by a family crisis. There, the Darcys become ensnared in a complex game of marriage machinations, star-crossed lovers, deceit, mistaken identity, and murder