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The Murder of Mr. Wickham
Edité par Random House USA - paru en 2022
b>b>From New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray--a/b>b> b>s/b>ummer house party turns into a thrilling whodunit when Mr. Wickham, one of literature's most notorious;villains,;meets/b> b>a sudden and suspicious end/b> b>in this brilliantly imagined mystery featuring Jane Austen's leading literary characters./b>/b>br>br>The happily married Mr. Knightley and Emma are throwing a house party, bringing together distant relatives and new acquaintances--characters;beloved by Jane Austen fans. Definitely not invited is Mr. Wickham, whose latest financial scheme has netted him an even broader;array of enemies. As tempers flare and secrets;are revealed, it's clear that everyone would be happier if Mr. Wickham got his comeuppance. Yet;they're all shocked;when Wickham turns up murdered--except, of course, for the killer hidden in their midst. b>/b>br>br>Nearly everyone at the house party is a suspect, so it;falls to the party's two youngest guests to solve the mystery: Juliet Tilney, the smart and resourceful daughter of Catherine and Henry, eager for adventure;beyond;Northanger Abbey; and Jonathan Darcy, the Darcys' eldest son, whose adherence to propriety makes his father seem almost relaxed. In a tantalizing fusion of Austen and Christie, the unlikely pair must put aside their own poor first impressions;and uncover the guilty party--before an innocent person is sentenced to hang.;br>br>br>A VINTAGE ORIGINAL
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