Murder at Mansfield Park
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Ratings2
Average rating2.5
A superb retelling of the Jane Austen novel in which the house at Mansfield Park becomes the scene of one murder after another and our meek heroine Fanny Price is recast as a forthright, ambitious, scheming and downright untrustworthy gold digger ...Murder at Mansfield Park is a witty and clever reimagining of Jane Austen's much-loved novel Mansfield Park. But in this Mansfield Park, things have changed ...Formerly Austen's meekest heroine, Fanny Price has become not only an heiress to an extensive fortune but also a heartless, scheming minx. Hiding her true character behind a demure facade, Fanny is indeed betrothed to Edmund, now Mrs Norris's stepson; but do the couple really love each other? Henry and Mary Crawford arrive in the country ready to wreak havoc with their fast city ways, but this time Henry Crawford is troubled by a suspicious past while his sister, Mary, steps forward in the best Austen style to become an unexpected heroine.Meanwhile, tragedy strikes the safe and solid grand house as it becomes the scene of violence. Every member of the family falls under suspicion and the race begins to halt a ruthless murderer.Funny and sharp, Murder at Mansfield Park is simply a delight to read.
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Tried to judge this on its merits as a stand-alone novel rather than a Jane Austen spin off, as it clearly doesn't work as being associated with the novel it's based on as the author has just pretty much taken the names and locations and some of the situations and pretty much forgotten the characters. Anyway, it is certainly written in the regency style, but I didn't really think it was that great as a novel. A bit patchy, rushed and the detective seemed to be one of those omnipotent ones who seem to know all sorts of facts about characters without it being properly explained how he knew. I get the feeling this was the author trying her hand at the genre, because as far as I remember, her next novel featuring the detective was better.
