This is the third installment in the murder driven Jane Austen retellings, and it's got a twist the first two didn't.
We assemble the cast of usual characters, and then kill off Fanny's uncle. Now Fanny must solve the crime, which no one wants to believe is a crime and all have motives for offing him.
Ms. Price does a wonderful job of keeping us guessing and giving Fanny red herrings to chase after.
I did love the cameo of Lizzie and Darcy.
Wonderful narration.
I hope there will be a fourth book. Maybe Emma? Northanger Abbey?
What twisted Jane Austen tellings do you recommend?
Aspiring artist Fanny Price is an unwelcome guest at her uncle Sir Thomas Bertram’s estate. It’s his affection for Fanny that’s keeping her from being forced out by her cousins Tom and Maria and nasty Aunt Norris, back to a home to which she never wants to return. But then Sir Thomas dies in a tragic accident inside his art emporium, and Fanny finds evidence of foul play that, if revealed, could further jeopardize her already precarious position.
Edmund, her best friend and secret crush, urges Fanny to keep quiet about her discovery, but Fanny can’t ignore the truth: a murderer is among them.
Determined to find the killer, Fanny’s pursuit for justice has her wading into the Bertram family business, uncovering blackmail, and brushing with London’s high society when Henry and Mary Crawford arrive at Mansfield Park with an audacious business proposal. But a surprising twist of fate—and the help of local legends Lizzie Bennett and Fitzwilliam Darcy—brings Fanny more complications than she ever expected and a life-altering realization about herself she never saw coming.
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