Some Particular Evil by Emilia Stratford ★★★★★
Fitzwilliam Darcy is in love with Elizabeth Bennet and thinks that they have an understanding.
Finding her staying nearby, is the only redeeming feature of a dull duty visit to Rosings, home of his irascible aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh and his cousin Anne.
Two men arrive claiming to be constables, with a warrant for Darcy's arrest for treason.
As Darcy readies himself to accompany them, Elizabeth overhears the fake constables planning to kill him on the way to London.
Elizabeth is able to warn Darcy, but is shocked when he proposes and asks her to flee with him.
Her refusal only adds to Darcy's despondency. She does however disguise him so that he can flee.
Darcy has to hide himself in low class Camberwell and must try to blend in, while he endeavours to identify his enemy.
This is an excellent debut novel.
Each time you think you have worked out who the villain is, the story twists in a different direction.
The character development for Darcy, takes him from being distainful of the peasants of Camberwell to valuing them as fellow humans with their own dignity and pride.
A novel with treachery, betrayal, madness and love.
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