Well golly. Somehow I kept expecting something really unusual or mysterious or exciting to happen. But it never did.
This was indeed a mystery but it was rather understated. Not in the crisp, pungent P.D. James style that her readers love. In fact, it felt a little like a sure-fire cash-in on the author's good name AND the current mania for all things Jane Austen. I didn't think it deserved all the hype it has received.
However, I will be charitable and say that the book was rather entertaining and none of Jane Austen's characters were messed with too much--all were recognizable even if some were worse or better than they were when Jane left them.
It was a quietly pleasant book. Read it if you like Jane Austen. If you're a hard-core P.D. James fan and not into Austen, you can safely skip this one.
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