A Matter of Murder

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November 11, 2025
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The thrilling conclusion to the Lizzie & Darcy Mysteries duology, following Lizzie Bennet and Mr. Darcy from the Jane Austen Murder Mysteries series!
A Bingley family curse looms over Lizzie's sister and Darcy's best friendbut are the dark forces at work supernatural or human?
Lizzie Bennet’s beloved sister Jane has just married Darcy’s best friend, Bingley, and the Bennet family and Darcy are paying the newlyweds a visit at Bingley’s family home, Netherfield Park. It doesn’t take long for their country retreat to turn into an investigation, though, when a long-dead body is discovered stuffed up the parlor chimney.

The locals are convinced that Netherfield is cursed, but Lizzie and Darcy know better than to believe in such nonsense and are determined to uncover the truth about what happened to the mysterious man in the chimney. But as they dig deeper into the history of Netherfield Park, they find that danger is waiting for them around every corner. Soon enough, they’re forced to consider if the curse might have some merit to it, or if there’s something—or someone—far more sinister behind their near brushes with death. . . .

This duology closer is a daring and delightful conclusion to the chronicles of supersleuths Lizzie Bennet and Mr. Darcy!

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A Matter of Murder is the conclusion to the duology first started in In Want of A Suspect. I enjoyed this story, it wasn’t quite what I was expecting, but it wasn’t a disappointment either. On the one hand, Lizzie’s family, Mr. Darcy, and friend Charlotte wouldn’t go to the country estate of her newly married sister if not to escape Lady Catherine de Bourgh’s threats. Some events in the story were Catherine’s doing, and the last 100+ pages were directly related back to her plot, yet the other 300 pages were an independent murder mystery. So, this feels more of an episode in the series and less of a duology or a conclusion. This book is a fun return to these characters, and the charming ending leaves fertile ground for future stories. If the author decides she is not done with these characters, a lot of fans would return for more, myself included.
Lizzie is maturing enough to be ready to face her feelings for Darcy. He is a green flag character who continues to love and support her and is waiting for her indication that she wants a marriage proposal before he asks. The anger she feels that Darcy and her father forced her to the country for her safety, and the historical era kept their romance clean with clasped hands and thoughts of a kiss as the extent of their outward expressions.
The author nailed these characters and the established world she has created. It is mostly historical fiction with some modern sensibilities that are attractive to current readers. The tone was charming and a nice reading escape. Overall, I enjoyed the Jane Austen-Esque world that Price has imagined and hope to return for future mysteries with Darcy and Lizzie.
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