{"product_id":"the-deception-at-lyme-or-the-peril-of-persuasion-9780765327987","title":"The Deception at Lyme: Or, the Peril of Persuasion","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Jane Austen's \u003ci\u003ePersuasion\u003c\/i\u003e, the Cobb--Lyme's famous seawall--proved dangerous to a careless young woman. Now it proves deadly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing their recent intrigue at Highbury, Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth Darcy visit the seaside village of Lyme on holiday. Family business also draws them there, to receive the personal effects of Mr. Darcy's late cousin, a naval lieutenant who died in action. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir retreat turns tragic when they come upon a body lying at the base of the Cobb. The victim is Mrs. Clay, a woman with a scandalous past that left her with child--a child whose existence threatened the inheritance of one of her paramours and the reputation of another. Did she lose her balance and fall from the slippery breakwater, or was she pushed? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMrs. Clay's death is not the only one that commands the Darcys' attention. When Mr. Darcy discovers, among his cousin's possessions, evidence that the young lieutenant's death might have been murder, he allies with Captain Frederick Wentworth (hero of Jane Austen's \u003ci\u003ePersuasion\u003c\/i\u003e) to probe details of a battle that took place across the sea...but was influenced by a conspiracy much closer to home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Deception at Lyme (Or, The Peril of Persuasion)\u003c\/i\u003e is the delightful sixth installment in the critically acclaimed and award-winning Mr. and Mrs. Darcy mystery series by Carrie Bebris.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning author \u003cb\u003eCarrie Bebris\u003c\/b\u003e is best known for her Mr. \u0026amp; Mrs. Darcy Mystery series, which debuted with \u003ci\u003ePride and Prescience\u003c\/i\u003e. The novel made the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association bestseller list and was named one of the five best mysteries of 2004 by \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. The third book in the series, \u003ci\u003eNorth by Northanger\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Daphne du Maurier Award and a Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Historical Mystery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarrie is on the faculty of the 2008 Antioch Writers' Workshop and speaks frequently about writing and publishing. He holds a master's degree in English literature with an emphasis on 19th-century authors and studied Austen on the graduate level. She is a life member of the Jane Austen Society of North America and travels to England to enhance her understanding of Austen's life and work.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492003877138,"sku":"9780765327987","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6fb83f44-b264-46a4-b862-48d5e12fe099.jpg?v=1730565496","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-deception-at-lyme-or-the-peril-of-persuasion-9780765327987","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}