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P.D. James has written a Jane Austen sequel in which Wickham is up on murder charges for a death on the grounds of Pemberley. I am not a great fan of Austen (yes, sacrilege, I know), although I like Mansfield Park, and liked the films: both Pride and Prejudices (Colin Firth and Kiera Knightly versions, however different) and Sense and Sensibility (Emma Thompson) and the various Persuasions. However there is a life in Austen's characters (dislike them as I often do) that P.D. James doesn't quite seem to catch. Elizabeth and Darcy walk through this book at a remove, with caring but little spirit. I confess I ended up skipping ahead to the end to see Who Done It, because this is a Mystery first and foremost, and I prefer my mysteries to be character-driven, not plot driven. This is very plot driven.
It is, however, original and true to Austen's characters, unlike many of the other modern versions using Austen's books as a starting point.
If you like plot-driven mysteries, and adore Elizabeth and Darcy (and want to learn a lot more about Darcy's childhood and why he is who is), you'll probably like this.
http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Death-Comes-To-Pemberley-P-d-James/9780307362032-item.html?ikwid=death+pemberely&ikwsec=Books
It is, however, original and true to Austen's characters, unlike many of the other modern versions using Austen's books as a starting point.
If you like plot-driven mysteries, and adore Elizabeth and Darcy (and want to learn a lot more about Darcy's childhood and why he is who is), you'll probably like this.
http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Death-Comes-To-Pemberley-P-d-James/9780307362032-item.html?ikwid=death+pemberely&ikwsec=Books
