Carrie Bebris

Pride and Prescience (Or, A Truth Universally Acknowledged), a Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mystery, embroils the joyous newlyweds Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy 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, with only the Darcys recognizing the danger. Sinister forces are afoot and the Darcys must get to the bottom of the plot before the blushing bride descends into madness--or worse.

Or, A Truth Universally Acknowledged

Pride and Prescience

Pemberley newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Darcy identify a seemingly ideal suitor for Elizabeth's younger sister, a situation that turns bizarre when the young man's personality undergoes a radical change.

A Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mystery

Suspense and Sensibility Or, First Impressions Revisited

Named Best Historical Mystery of 2006 by Romantic Times BOOKreviews! After the intrigues and excitements of their time in the city, the Darcys are more than prepared for a bit of peace and quiet at Pemberley. This is time that they can spend together as Elizabeth settles into her pregnancy. However, such serene solitude is not meant to be. First a letter from Lady Anne Fitzwilliam Darcy, long deceased, is discovered. The contents are both mysterious and prescient for Mrs. Darcy. Then a summons to Northanger Abbey involves the young couple in intrigues that threaten not just the Darcy legacy and good name, but Mr. Darcy's freedom as well. ...and to make matter even worse and more uncomfortable for the expectant mother, Darcy's overbearing aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, arrives on the scene to further bedevil Elizabeth. Add to this rumors of treasure and past scandals, and it becomes obvious that peacefulness is not at home in Pemberley, but secrets and spirits of the past are, and their revelations can have a most a chilling effect on both the Darcys and their family to come.

North By Northanger, or The Shades of Pemberley

Suspicion at Sanditon, a new adventure in Carrie Bebris's award-winning Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mystery series takes Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth Darcy to Sanditon, the setting of Jane Austen's final work. There, accompanied by their friend Miss Charlotte Heywood, they encounter an array of eccentric villagers and visitors. Among Sanditon's most prominent residents: Lady Denham, a childless, twice-widowed dowager with a fortune to bequeath and a flight of distant relations circling for a place in her will. The Darcys have scarcely settled into their lodgings when Lady Denham unexpectedly invites them to a dinner party. Thirteen guests assemble at Sanditon House-but their hostess never appears. As a violent storm rises, a search for Lady Denham begins. The Darcys, like most of their fellow attendees, speculate that one of her ladyship's would-be heirs has grown impatient .?.?. until the guests start to vanish one by one. Does a kidnapper lurk in the centuries-old mansion, or is a still more sinister force at work? As the night grows short, the dwelling's population grows thin, and tales of Sanditon House's storied past emerge, Mr. and Mrs. Darcy find themselves leading a desperate effort to discover what has happened to Lady Denham and the missing guests, before they all-perhaps even Elizabeth and Darcy themselves-disappear. The Regency era's answer to Nick and Nora Charles, the Darcys once again demonstrate their quick wits and signature wit as they search for the truth-universally acknowledged and otherwise.

The Suspicion at Sanditon (Or, The Disappearance of Lady Denham)

While on holiday Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth Darcy investigate the murder of a woman whose body was found at the base of Cobb--Lyme's famous sea wall--as well as the prospect that Fitzwilliam's naval-lieutenant cousin may have also been murdered. By the author of The Intrigue at Highbury. 20,000 first printing.

Or, The Peril of Persuasion

The Deception at Lyme

Jane Austen meets Anne Perry in a historical mystery series featuring the hero and heroine from Pride and Prejudice Following the birth of their first child, Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy are looking forward to enjoying life at Pemberley, but family commitments draw them away to Mansfield Park. While there, the Darcys get involved with marriage arrangements, star-crossed lovers, deceit, mistaken identity, and even murder. Once again the Darcys take center stage as the Regency era's answer to The Thin Man's Nick and Nora in this delightful series by the 2007 Daphne du Maurier Award-winning author of North by Northanger.

Or, The Crawford Affair

The Matters at Mansfield

Mr. and Mrs. Darcy are looking forward to a relaxing stay with dear friends when their carriage is hailed by a damsel-in-distress outside of the village of Highbury. Little do the Darcys realize that gypsies roam these woods, or that both their possessions and the woman are about to vanish into the night. The Darcys seek out the parish magistrate, who is having a difficult evening of his own. Mr. Knightley and his new wife, the former Miss Emma Woodhouse (the heroine of Jane Austen's Emma) are hosting a party to celebrate the marriage of their friends, Mr. Frank Churchill and Miss Jane Fairfax. During dinner, Mr. Edgar Churchill, uncle and adoptive father of the groom, falls suddenly ill and dies. The cause of death: poison. When the Darcys and the Knightleys join forces to investigate the crimes, they discover that the robbery and Edgar Churchill's death may be connected. Together they must work to quickly locate the source of the poison and the murderer's motive--before the killer can strike again.

Or, Emma's Match

The Intrigue at Highbury

This novelization of a computer game from SSI features a diabolical cult, a malevolent pool, a terrifying plan, and four reluctant heroes. Includes a map based on locations in the computer game.

Ruins of Myth Drannor

Pool of Radiance

Intrigue at Highbury

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 Brontës. 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. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Fresh from the curious and unsettling matter of Caroline Bingley (as related in Pride and Prescience), Mr. and Mrs. Darcy have every intention of enjoying their still newlywed status at Pemberly until they are confronted with another mysterious situation ... one of Suspense and Sensibility. Elizabeth Darcy and her beloved husband Fitzwilliam are taking on the responsibility of finding a suitable suitor for Elizabeth's younger sister Kitty, thereby assuring her a proper place in society. The angels smile on the young and a perfect match is found, and wedding plans are soon under way. Suddenly a change in personality occurs in Kitty's soon to be model husband--a change so striking as to jeopardize not just the Darcys' social standing, but their lives as well. A mysterious mirror, an insidious reprobate from the past, and matters far beyond the social circles around Pemberly all come into play in a dangerous puzzle, where the consequences may be the exchange of a soul for a soul. Once again the Darcys take center stage as the Regency era's answer to The Thin Man's Nick and Nora, searching for truth between tea times, amid the social whirl of Jane Austen's England. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Suspense and Sensibility or, First Impressions Revisited

In the fourth installment of this series, Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy are drawn to Mansfield Park by a family crisis. There, the Darcys become ensnared in a complex game of marriage machinations, star-crossed lovers, deceit, mistaken identity, and murder.

Or, the Crawford Affair

Just after their wedding, the newlywed hero and heroine of Pride & Prejudice become involved in a bizarre mystery involving wedding guest Caroline Bingley, who has become engaged to wed a wealthy, charismatic American, but her courtship is marred by a series of sinister events that appear to be targeting the entire Bingley family. A first novel.

«È cosa nota e universalmente riconosciuta che uno scapolo in possesso di un solido patrimonio debba essere in cerca di moglie.» Ed è una verità cui non si sottrae Mr. Frederick Parrish, ricco e affascinante gentiluomo americano, che sta per convolare a nozze con Caroline Bingley. Un’atmosfera di festa avvolge i fidanzati e il matrimonio pare suggellare la promessa di una vita serena e felice. Ma presto la gioia s’incrina e la coppia è turbata da una serie di strani episodi: fenomeni di sonnambulismo, cavalli imbizzarriti senza una ragione, uno spaventoso incendio e misteriosi incidenti. Qualcuno sta perseguitando i Parrish, ma la pericolosità della situazione pare sfuggire a tutti. A tutti tranne a Elizabeth e Darcy, amici della giovane donna e anch’essi sposi novelli, che mettono da parte i progetti per la luna di miele per aiutare Caroline. Un innamorato respinto? Un socio d’affari tradito? Un parente invidioso? O un eccentrico seguace del paranormale? Chi si cela dietro questa trama sinistra che sembra trascinare Caroline come un gorgo verso la follia? Primo di una serie di «mystery romantici» dedicata a una delle coppie letterarie più amate di sempre, Orgoglio e preveggenza ci introduce a due nuovi investigatori: Elizabeth e Fitzwilliam, Mr. e Mrs. Darcy, gl’indimenticabili protagonisti di Orgoglio e pregiudizio di Jane Austen. Combinando magistralmente atmosfere settecentesche e suggestioni gotiche, Carrie Bebris ci regala un romanzo di grande piacevolezza, che rende un intelligente omaggio allo stile austeniano e i cui personaggi si muovono all’interno di una società elegante e regolata da rigide convenzioni, facendoci rivivere la magia e le emozioni dei romanzi della grande scrittrice inglese.

Un'indagine di Mr & Mrs Darcy

Orgoglio e preveggenza

È appena tornata la quiete nell’amata Pemberley, dove i coniugi Darcy, reduci dall’ultima recente avventura, non vedono l’ora di ritirarsi e godere finalmente della bambina appena nata. Ma, ancora una volta, è un desiderio destinato a restare insoddisfatto. Per salvare la reputazione della famiglia, infatti, Darcy ed Elizabeth dovranno precipitarsi a Mansfield Park, dove la loro presenza è richiesta, o meglio pretesa, dalla zia di Darcy, Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Sua figlia Anne, infatti, è sparita per fuggire alle trame della madre, che la voleva sposata a un uomo ricco e di nobili natali, di cui la giovane non era innamorata. Darcy ed Elizabeth non possono lasciare che la vita della giovane rischi di essere distrutta dalle mire di una madre troppo ambiziosa, né che la reputazione della famiglia stessa sia messa in gioco. Ma non appena incominciano a indagare per ritrovare Anne e riportarla a casa, emergono segreti e inganni, che renderanno la situazione sempre più complicata, fino a farla precipitare, rischiando di trascinare nel fango dell’infamia e della menzogna l’intera famiglia Darcy...

L'enigma di Mansfield Park

L'enigma di Mansfield Park o L'affare Crawford

Persuaded by Mrs. Bennet to sponsor a London social season for Elizabeth's sister Kitty, the Darcys reluctantly return to the glittering ballrooms and parlors of the fashionable world. There Kitty meets Harry Dashwood, the handsome young owner of Norland, and they quickly fall in love. But for the Bennet sisters, it seems the course of true love simply cannot run smooth. No sooner do Harry and Kitty announce their engagement than Harry begins to change. His disreputable behavior, unexplained absences, mysterious gatherings, questionable new companions, and sinister activities lead all to wonder: Who is the true Mr. Dashwood - the respectable gentleman Kitty thought she knew, or the dishonorable rogue now reflected in the mirror? A clue from Harry's family tree sends the Darcys once more on a quest to discover the truth before history can repeat itself. For if Harry and Kitty are to have a future, the past must first be put to rest.

or First Impressions Revisited

Suspense and Sensibility

After the excitement of recent adventures (as related in Pride and Prescience and Suspense and Sensibility), Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy retire to the peace and quiet of Pemberley as they await the birth of their first child. Such tranquility, however, cannot last. First, a mysterious letter from the late Lady Anne Darcy is discovered - propelling Elizabeth on a quest to learn more about Darcy's deceased mother and an unsettled matter she left behind. Then a summons to Northanger Abbey involves the young couple in an intrigue that threatens not just the Darcy family name, but Darcy's freedom as well. And just when it seems their situation could not grow worse, Darcy's overbearing aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, takes up residence at Pemberley. Add to all this rumors of treasure and hints of deceptions old and new, and it becomes apparent that Pemberley is filled not with peace, but with secrets and spirits of the past - and that their exposure could profoundly affect the generation of Darcys to come.

Carrie Bebris

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