Fans of Jane Austen are going to look twice at Annette Purdey Pugh's debut novel, A Murder at Rosings. Both a cosy crime novel and a re-imagining of characters from Pride and Prejudice, it is published by Honno Press and I am delighted to have a great giveaway with the chance for you to win a print copy. Details on how to enter are at the foot of this post.
When Mr Collins is found stabbed to death in Lady Catherine
de Bourgh’s garden, simmering tensions are revealed beneath the elegant Regency
surface of the Rosings estate.
The prime suspect is Mr Bennet, who was
overheard arguing with Mr Collins over the entail of Longbourn in the days
before the murder was committed – and who stands to benefit more than anyone
from the Rector’s death.
His daughter Mary uncovers a scandalous secret that holds
the key to the murder. Can she prove her father’s innocence in time to save him
from the gallows?
My Thoughts
I did not hesitate to accept the invitation to be on the blog tour for A Murder at Rosings. I always enjoy a cosy crime novel and the fact that it was based around characters from Pride and Prejudice made it irresistible. Giving nothing away that is not in the blurb, I was momentarily disappointed to see the fate that had befallen Mr Collins, my favourite character but Lady Catherine de Bourgh made up for it. I enjoyed all the snippets of gossip about what was going on in the lives of the Bennets and to meet two of that number again.
As a cosy crime, it delivered. There were enough twists and turns and red herrings to intrigue and the Regency setting enhanced the secrecy and class distinction which enabled some to hide to plain sight. You actually did feel as though you were piecing together a jigsaw puzzle as the investigators imagined. This is an accomplished debut novel.
In short: Murder mystery meets the Regency period
About the Author
Annette Purdey Pugh grew up in Flintshire and graduated in
English from Lancaster University. In a varied career, she has worked as a
medical librarian, an optical assistant, and a milkwoman, bottling and
delivering milk for almost twenty years to customers in Ceredigion. A writer
from childhood, she has won awards for her short stories and poetry at the
National Eisteddfod of Wales but was inspired to take up her pen more regularly
following an Open University course in Creative Writing. A Murder at Rosings is
her first novel, and has its roots in a lifelong love of Jane Austen. She still
lives on the family farm in West Wales with her husband and three hundred
sheep.
You can follow Annette here: Twitter
Book link: Amazon UK
Thanks to Annette Purdey Pugh, Honno Press and Anne Cater of Random Things Tours for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
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Giveaway (UK only)
To win a print copy of A Murder at Rosings, just Follow and Retweet the pinned Tweet at @bookslifethings and good luck!
Closing date is July 3rd 2021
and there is one winner.
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