Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James

Shirley: What do you get when you mix two great authors together, one from three centuries ago and one from the present day? You get "Death Comes to Penderley". In this book the indomitable Ms. P.D. James combines her long-time admiration of Miss Jane Austen and her writing with her own formidable talent as a writer of top-drawer detective fiction. And the result is one that I think Miss Jane Austen would appreciate if she could see it. Ms. James takes us to England in the early 1800's and to Pemberley, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Darcy, whom we haven't heard from since we last closed the book entitled "Pride and Prejudice". And we have a sudden death that occurs on the Pemberley grounds which throws the Darcy's and their considerable staff and far-flung family into a turmoil. Before the final pages the Darcy's are faced with all kinds of moral and judicial dilemmas, and they are forced to deal with some long-buried emotions. Ms. James does a remarkable job with this herculean task. Who else could take on Miss Austen and continue her story written so many years ago? Ms. James is a remarkable talent, and I have personally enjoyed every one of the many books that she has written.