Pride and Prescience: Or, A Truth Universally Acknowledged (Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mysteries)

By Carrie Bebris

Book Overview

Mr. & Mrs. Darcy, the joyous newlyweds from" Pride and Prejudice," have not even left for their honeymoon when they find themselves embroiled in a mystery involving one of their wedding guests.The lovely Caroline Bingley is engaged to marry a rich and charismatic American. Unfortunately, this windswept courtship is marred by many strange events: nocturnal wanderings, spooked horses, carriage accidents, and even an apparent suicide attempt. Soon the whole Bingley family seems the target of a mysterious plot.Only the Darcys recognize the danger as the Austen genre of Regency romances mixes with the unearthly gothic threats of Ann Radcliffe and the Brontes. Dark forces are afoot and the Darcys must get to the bottom of the plot before the blushing bride descends into madness or worse.In "Pride and Prescience," the Darcys take center stage as the Regency era's answer to the "Thin Man"'s Nick and Nora, in search of the truth, universally acknowledged and otherwise.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765305089
• ISBN13: 9780765305084
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Forge Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.6" x 1.1" x 5.7"

Customer Reviews

Pride and Prescience

I found this book just as interesting as the first one in this series. There was more of the supernatural in this book, and also very enjoyable interactions between the characters. I will read the rest of her series, and hope she writes more very soon.

Excellent Sequel to P & P

I love P & P and love a good mystery, so what a great combination! I have read quite a few sequels to P & P & this is one of the best! The author shows the relationship between both Darcy and Elizabeth in more depth than other sequels and I love how the tease and banter back and forth. It's just a delight to read. I'm currently in the middle of reading the sequel, "Suspense and Sensibility", which I also highly recommend, and looking forward to the 3rd book in the series, "North by Northanger", which is due out in March 2006.

I LOVED this Book

I can't wait for more in this series. I thought it was excellent. I loved every word.

An Excellent Mystery

Unlike Stephanie Barron, this Ms. Bebris knows how to write like Jane Austen! This an excellent mystery - well-paced and well-written. Anyone who loved Miss Bennett and Mr. Darcy should love this one! I certainly hope this isn't the last we have heard from Ms. Bebris. An excellent read!

Simply Wonderful!

For lovers of Jane Austen's PRIDE & PREJUDICE, Carrie Bebris's brilliant sequel appears to pick up precisely where Austen left off, with the first days of married life for Mr. and Mrs. Darcy. The style, grammar and characters are so thoroughly consistent with Austen's masterpiece that they seem to blend into one. You cannot imagine Elizabeth and Darcy NOT behaving as they do in this wonderful novel. Their witty verbal sparring and Elizabeth's no-nonsense observations of the other characters are fresh, engaging and authentic. For those who think that drawing room comedies are gentle and lack action, Bebris has provided an antidote: PRIDE AND PRESCIENCE features a woman going mad, a spooked horse, a terrible carriage accident, arson and murder. It's hard to imagine the characters have time to change their gowns for tea, with all that going on. Yet the plotting is strong and sure, and each incident appears both surprising and inevitable.Bebris's own new characters are intriguing and well drawn. They blend beautifully with the Darcys, et al from Austen's classic.I picked up this book the night I got it and have been unable to resist it since. A lovely, swift and absorbing read, featuring characters you already know if you know the original P & P. If you don't know them, reading Bebris BEFORE reading Austen's original will whet your appetite for the original itself. This book gets my highest recommendation.You'll love it.