{"product_id":"miss-caroline-bingley-private-investigator-9780063422599","title":"Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Investigator","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this imaginative cozy mystery, the search for a missing maid leads Miss Caroline Bingley from Jane Austen's beloved \u003cem\u003ePride \u0026amp; Prejudice\u003c\/em\u003e into murder and mayhem in the gritty underbelly of Regency London.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo years after her brother Charles Bingley weds Miss Jane Bennett, Miss Caroline Bingley is visiting her brother's country estate near Pemberley, the home of their best friends, Mr. and Mrs. Darcy. Restless and out of sorts, Caroline wonders if there's more to life than playing cribbage and paying calls on country neighbors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Georgiana Darcy's maid, Jayani disappears and Georgiana sets off to find her, Caroline races to to find them in London, where she stumbles on a shocking, cold-blooded murder. Reunited with Georgiana, the pair careen through the gritty, grimy underbelly of London, a world unfamiliar to two genteel aristocratic ladies. Assisted by Caroline's trusty manservant, Gordon, the tenacious Caroline demands answers of shady characters, police magistrates, and mysterious East India Company men to discover the killer. Their search will reveal the cost of Empire on India and its people . . . and Miss Bingley's incomparable powers of investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Caroline puts her superior new talents to work, she finds out exactly what an accomplished, independent woman with a sharp mind and a large fortune can achieve--even when pitted against secrets, scandal, and a murderer with no mercy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGardiner, Kelly:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Gardiner\u003c\/strong\u003e writes historical fiction for all ages. Her books include \u003cem\u003eThe Firewatcher Chronicles; Goddess, \u003c\/em\u003e based on the life of Mademoiselle de Maupin; \u003cem\u003e1917: Australia's Great War, \u003c\/em\u003ewhich was\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eshortlisted for the NSW Premier's Young People's History Prize and Asher Award; the Swashbuckler pirate trilogy; and a picture book, \u003cem\u003eBillabong Bill's Bushfire Christmas\u003c\/em\u003e. Her young adult novels include \u003cem\u003eAct of Faith\u003c\/em\u003e, which was shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, the ASA's Barbara Jefferis Award, and Gold Inky; and \u003cem\u003eThe Sultan's Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e which was also shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. A former journalist and editor, Kelly now teaches creative writing at La Trobe University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKumar, Sharmini:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSharmini Kumar\u003c\/strong\u003e is the founder and Artistic Director of 24 Carrot Productions and a producer of AustenCon, an annual Jane Austen celebration, now in its fifth year. She has adapted \u003cem\u003ePersuasion\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/em\u003e for the stage, \u003cem\u003eEmma \u003c\/em\u003efor online performance during Covid, and she mostly recently co-wrote and directed the original musical adaptation of \u003cem\u003eSense and Sensibility\u003c\/em\u003e. She is currently working on a stage adaption of \u003cem\u003eMansfield Park.\u003c\/em\u003e Sharmini has written, directed, and produced many performance pieces and short films including \u003cem\u003eShakespeare in Therapy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Regina Monologues\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as radio documentaries for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. When she's not writing and directing, she works as a doctor and teaches medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harpervia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51424503234834,"sku":"9780063422599","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ba215d13-6ac0-4549-90d4-1adeb1486f0c.jpg?v=1751381331","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/miss-caroline-bingley-private-investigator-9780063422599","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}