Mr. Darcy and the Victim of Circumstance: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798579031488)

A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT-OR IS IT?At Pemberley with his sister Georgiana, Fitzwilliam Darcy rescues Elizabeth Bennet, the only survivor of a fatal coach wreck on the estate that kills her traveling companion and the driver. As she recovers, Darcy finds himself attracted to his guest, but her low social status silences his desires. Soon Darcy discovers the wreck was no accident, but the work of his old nemesis George Wickham, drawing him into the official investigation. While Darcy gathers evidence of the crime, his friend Charles Bingley falls in love with Elizabeth's sister Jane. Bingley leases an estate near her home in Hertfordshire, bringing Darcy once more into contact with Elizabeth. After Wickham is captured by an intrepid Bow Street investigator, the monstrous motive for his crime is revealed, and he is arrested for murder. Meanwhile, Bingley secures Jane's hand, forcing his friend to confront his reservations about Elizabeth. Feeling he is free of Wickham's shadow, Darcy follows his heart and proposes to Elizabeth, and the double wedding of the two sisters goes forward.But then, unforeseen problems arise. A vitriolic attack by Bingley's sister Caroline, long obsessed with Darcy, shocks Elizabeth. Georgiana has a distressing secret she is afraid to share with her brother. And Darcy's aunt, Lady Catherine deBourgh, exhibits bizarre symptoms that force her brother, Lord Matlock, to intervene before a major scandal damages the entire family, threatening Darcy's and Elizabeth's future.Now, as the newlyweds settle at Pemberley, Wickham goes on trial, and Darcy must testify against his one-time friend, sealing Wickham's fate. With Wickham sentenced to die, honor, treachery and one last act of evil force a crisis no one could have imagined, and bring Darcy face to face with death.

Author: Arthel Cake
ISBN-13: 9798579031488
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 01/30/2021
Pages: 206
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d