Monday, January 30, 2012

Suspense And Senesibility by Carrie Bebris

Here's another Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mystery, this time involving Kitty Bennett, Elizabeth's flirty immature sister. Except now, Kitty has learned her lesson and is a more respectable woman. Because of this, Kitty's father decides it's time to get Kitty married, so Mr. Bennett looks to Elizabeth for help. Elizabeth takes Kitty to Pemberly with her and there Kitty meets a very respectable gentleman named Mr. Harry Dashwood. Kitty finds herself utterly in love with Mr. Dashwood and Mr. Dashwood loves Kitty. At first Mr. Darcy is very cautious with Kitty and Mr. Dashwood because Mr. Darcy suspects Harry to be like Mr. Wickam, a scoundrel and a liar.

However, Mr. Darcy's opinion of Mr. Dashwood changes entirely when Mr. Darcy has a conversation with Mr. Dashwood and discovers him to be very respectable and pleasant. Soon, Dashwood and Kitty are happily engaged, and then something very strange happens. Mr. Dashwood starts acting so revolting. He took another mistress, and left Kitty alone. Kitty, enraged and distraught, goes to Mr. Dashwood's estate along with Elizabeth to go see what is amiss with him. Mr. Dashwood proves to be very rude and soon Kitty consents to break the engagement. But Elizabeth has discovered something very intriguing about Mr. Dashwood's mirror that he had brought back with him from his old house. She discovers another Mr. Dashwood trapped in the mirror itself!

To Elizabeth, it appears as though the real Mr. Dashwood is being held prisoner in the mirror! So, who was the other revolting gentleman impersonating Mr. Dashwood? Well, Elizabeth concluded that it was Mr. Dashwood's great grandfather, known for his ill reputation. The only dilemma that remains for Elizabeth is to get Mr. Dashwood out of the mirror (called The Mirror Of Narcissus), so Elizabeth seeks help in a supernatural professor who explains to her a way to get Mr. Dashwood out of the mirror. Before getting the real Mr. Dashwood out of the mirror, the fake Mr. Dashwood (Sir Francis) has carelessly locked himself into a freezer while in the act of getting some ice cream, so he dies. With the help of her husband and the professor (Professor Randolph) Elizabeth succeeds in getting Mr. Dashwood safely out of the terrible mirror. Then, like a true gentleman, Mr. Dashwood apologizes to Kitty and they get engaged again.

This book is really amazing, and I love the way Carrie Bebris has spun this tale :)

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