There is perhaps no greater love story than that between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy in Pride and Prejudice. But what happened after they were married? In P.D. James enthralling sequel, you will discover that life at Pemberley held many surprises... It is the eve of the Darcys annual Lady Anne Ball at their magnificent estate. Elizabeth and Darcy are relaxing with their guests after supper when the festivities are brought to an abrupt halt. A piercing shriek calls them to the window and a hysterical Lydia Bennet tumbles out of a carriage screaming murder. What follows is the discovery of a dead man in Pemberley woods, a brother accused of murder and the beginning of a nightmare which will threaten to engulf Pemberley and all that the Darcys hold dear.