In Jane Austen's "Persuasion", the Cobb - Lyme's famous seawall - proved dangerous to a careless young woman. Now it proves deadly. Following their recent intrigue at Highbury, Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth Darcy visit the seaside village of Lyme on holiday. Family business also draws them there, to receive the personal effects of Mr. Darcy's late cousin, a naval lieutenant who died in action. Their retreat turns tragic when they come upon a body lying at the base of the Cobb. The victim is Mrs. Clay, a woman with a scandalous past that left her with child - a child whose existence threatens the inheritance of one of her paramours and the reputation of another. Did she lose her balance and fall from the slippery breakwater, or was she pushed? Mrs. Clay's death is not the only one that commands the Darcys' attention. When Mr. Darcy discovers, among his cousin's possessions, evidence that the young lieutenant's death might have been murder, he allies with Captain Frederick Wentworth (hero of Jane Austen's "Persuasion") to probe details of a battle that took place across the sea...but was influenced by a conspiracy much closer to home.
Excellent read. I thik Ms. Bebris does an excellent job with the Darcy's, keeping them true to Jane Austen's creations. I love getting lost in their adventures and I'm sorry to find that I'm caught up with this series now.
There are two mysteries in this book - the death of a pregnant woman and the death at sea of Mr. Darcy's cousin. Both are great mysteries - neither of which I had any idea who the culprit was! Great endings to them both!
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