Clara Winfield

Mr. and Mrs. Darcy's first London season as a married couple promises elegant balls, witty conversation, and absolutely no scandal. That is, until a handsome gentleman is found dead in St. James's Park with a hat pin through his heart. The pin belongs to Elizabeth's sister, Kitty Bennet. Worse still, the victim is Kitty's most ardent suitor, with whom she was seen arguing mere hours before his death.
With only the word of two street children as her alibi, Kitty faces the hangman's noose. But Elizabeth Darcy is not one to abandon family. Determined to uncover the truth, she embarks on her most challenging task yet: convincing her proud husband to join her in investigating a murder. To her delight, Mr. Darcy proves as formidable at detection as he is at managing Pemberley. As Elizabeth remarks to Jane, "The Darcy Bureau of Investigation has taken its first case!" What begins as Elizabeth's jest becomes deadly serious as they navigate London's treacherous waters of gossip, secrets and lies.
From glittering ballrooms to pitch-dark alleyways, the couple must unravel the truth before Kitty's terrible fate is sealed. In a world where reputation is everything and one whisper can destroy a family, the Darcys discover that some secrets are worth killing for. And the most dangerous killers are those hiding behind a mask of respectability...  A witty and suspenseful Regency mystery featuring literature's most beloved couple in their deadliest adventure yet.