Week 14 Review: The Late Mrs.Willoughby

From Goodreads:

The suspenseful sequel to The Murder of Mr. Wickham, which sees Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney reunited, and with another mystery to solve: the dreadful poisoning of the scoundrel Willoughby's new wife.

Catherine and Henry Tilney of Northanger Abbey are not entirely pleased to be sending their eligible young daughter Juliet out into the world again: the last house party she attended, at the home of the Knightleys, involved a murder—which Juliet helped solve. Particularly concerning is that she intends to visit her new friend Marianne Brandon, who's returned home to Devonshire shrouded in fresh scandal—made more potent by the news that her former suitor, the rakish Mr. Willoughby, intends to take up residence at his local estate with his new bride.

Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley are thrilled that their eldest son, Jonathan—who, like his father, has not always been the most socially adept—has been invited to stay with his former schoolmate, John Willoughby. Jonathan himself is decidedly less taken with the notion of having to spend extended time under the roof of his old bully, but that all changes when he finds himself reunited with his fellow amateur sleuth, the radiant Miss Tilney. And when shortly thereafter, Willoughby's new wife—whom he married for her fortune—dies horribly at the party meant to welcome her to town.

With rumors flying and Marianne—known to be both unstable and previously jilted by the dead woman's newly made widower—under increased suspicion, Jonathan and Juliet must team up once more to uncover the murderer. But as they collect clues and close in on suspects, eerie incidents suggest that the killer may strike again, and that the pair are in far graver danger than they or their families could imagine.

My Review:
Oh, I loved reading this book! After the end of the first one, I wasn't sure that there was going to be a sequel. But there was, and I was so glad, to see this duo investigate another mystery together! And a one off line in the ending has me thinking there's going to be a 3rd book! Yeah!

Coming off the events of the last book, Marianne is back home. But also coming back is Mr and Mrs. Willoughby, the guy who she thought she might marry, and the girl that he actually did. So that's bad enough. To make things worse, the missus ends up dead-and the town is looking closely at Marianne.

That John was a school bully of Jonathans, yeah, it sucks that that's why they were brought together. But I loved watching this pair investigate this latest crime. Just with the sensibilities of the time, and that they're young, it was all so entertaining to read! How it turned out was shocking and I loved it! 

Oh, at the end there I just wanted to shake a character! They said something that shook confidence, and so Juliet and Jonathan don't feel confident in each other as romantic interests. But there was a line that talks about the future, so I'm really hoping that we get a 3rd book! 

Loved reading this, and I really hope that we get more! 

Author: Claudia Gray
Series: The Murder of Mr. Wickham #2
Read: April 4th, 20235
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a 2023 Retelling Reading Challenge Book, Historical Fiction 2023 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Vintage
Expected Publication: May 1st 2023

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