Darcy and Elizabeth (Pride and Prejudice) have been married six years and have two sons in the nursery. But their orderly world is threatened when, on the eve of their annual ball, Elizabeth's sister Lydia Wickham arrives to announcethat her husband's best friend has been murdered. A masterful recreation of the world of Jane Austen combined with a brilliantly crafted crime story, from one of the most beloved writers of our time.