The story inside this colorful cover should satisfy most mystery lovers, and as an added plus, fans of Jane Austen. Author Tirzah Price has embarked on a mystery series inspired by the great Jane Austen. PRIDE AND PREMEDITATION uses the characters from PRIDE AND PREJUDICE as the key actors in a murder mystery. Written in a style that smacks of Austen, this reviewer found it a pleasure to read.
Lizzie Bennet dreams of being hired as a solicitor in her father's law firm. Of course, women are meant to needlepoint, sit politely, and definitely be seen and not heard. Lizzie wants to change all that. When her father offers a challenge that he will consider hiring her if she can find a case and use logic to solve it, she immediately heads off to prove she is worthy to work for him.
A Mr. Bingley has been accused of murdering his brother-in-law, Mr. Hurst. On the surface it appears that Bingley has the motive to want Hurst out of his business as well as the family. Lizzie isn't convinced. She begins investigating. Her questioning takes her to Hurst's home, the law offices of a Mr. Darcy who has been hired by Bingley, and continues in some compromising and dangerous situations for the young Lizzie.
I loved Lizzie's determination to avoid the usual, accepted role of women of the time as she puzzles through the clues and ends up proving she has all it takes to be a solicitor and maybe more. I look forward to reading Price's next mystery take on Jane Austen, SENSE AND SECOND-DEGREE MURDER.
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