Death Comes To Pemberley is a charming visit to the world of Mr. and Mrs. Darcy, happily married for six years and living a quiet, joyful life at Pemberley with their two sons. Scandal and mystery intrude when an uninvited guest is murdered in the woodlands surrounding their property on the eve of their annual ball. With family honor and reputation on the line -- not to mention the life of the seemingly guilty party -- Darcy must try to ferret out the truth in order to restore the calm and dignity of his life with Elizabeth. 
 I enjoyed Death Comes To Pemberley. Despite being framed around a murder mystery, it was a lovely, pleasant reading experience. The author does a masterful job of echoing Jane Austen's voice in her writing, and it was easy to get caught up with the characters and families so familiar from Pride and Prejudice. 
 The mystery itself wasn't terribly difficult to figure out, nor was the outcome particularly surprising. Much of the narrative is told from the point of view of Darcy, and I would have like to have a bit more of Elizabeth's perspective and thoughts. 
 I generally don't read mysteries, and will admit that I've never read P.D. James before, so perhaps I lack the appreciation for the genre and the writer which would have led me to give more than three stars. 
 I really did enjoy this book, start to finish, but books that I find merely pleasant aren't usually the ones that I rave about. That said, I'm glad that I read it, and would recommend it wholeheartedly to Jane Austen fans.