Synopsis:

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.  

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. 

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What To Expect:

Readers can expect several Jane Austen characters from various of her books in this period murder mystery. It is a close quarters “whodunit” that sticks to the time period’s settings.

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Content Warnings:

Language: None

Sexual Content: None – Some innuendos

Violence: Mild to Moderate – Murder, sexual assault, abuse, fighting

Substance Use: None

Prejudices: Mild – Sexism, classism, homophobia

Religious Themes: Some questioning of Christian belief systems especially due to homosexuality, references to prayer and church going

Other Topics: Moderate – Infidelity, child death + grief

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