Carrie Bebris
“There is not one in a hundred of either sex, who is not taken in when they marry . . . it is, of all transactions, the one in which people expect the most from others, and are least honest themselves.” —Mary Crawford, Mansfield Park
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The Matters at Mansfield
(Or, The Crawford Affair)
A Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mystery
By Carrie Bebris
Forge Books, September 2008
Hardcover, 288 pages
ISBN-10: 0-7653-1847-4; ISBN-13: 978-0-7653-1847-3
Book #4 in the Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mystery series
Available in September through your favorite bookstore,
or preorder now from Amazon.com
Excerpt
The Matters at Mansfield is the fourth novel in the award-winning Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mystery series, which features the
married Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice as reluctant sleuths who become embroiled
in intrigues surrounding their friends and family. Their courtship hasn't ended, and their adventures have just begun.
Other books in the series: Pride and Prescience (#1), Suspense and Sensibility (#2), North by Northanger (#3).
Praise for North by Northanger, winner of the 2007 Daphne du Maurier Award:
"Bebris provides another feast for Janeites in . . . this well-told tale." -- Publisher's Weekly starred review
"Bebris captures Austen's style and the Regency period perfectly, drawing her characters with a sure hand."
-- Library Journal starred review
"A new Mr. and Mrs. Darcy mystery is always cause for celebration in this household -- and the latest adventure featuring
the amatuer sleuths is well up to Carrie Bebris' usual high standard. . . . A terrific read: I devoured it in a single sitting."
-- Jane Austen's Regency World
"An utter delight . . . every aspect is pitch-perfect." -- Romantic Times Book Club (Top Pick)
"The writing is crisp, dryly humorous, and consistent with Austen's style. This book is the best of the three mysteries so
far. It is tightly and credibly constructed down to the last detail, heavy on danger and intrigue, historically accurate, and
engaging." -- VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)
Following the birth of their first child, Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy are looking forward
to enjoying life at Pemberley, but a family crisis draws them away to Mansfield Park.
There, the Darcys become ensnared in a complex game of marriage machinations, rival
lovers, deceit, mistaken identity . . . and murder.