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The Netherfield Murder by [Melanie Schertz, A Lady, Kay Tanner]

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The Netherfield Ball saw Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth coming to an understanding after dancing and dining together. Moments after they finished partaking in the food, their lives would change dramatically. Mr Collins is infuriated with his cousin, whom he had been promised, by Mrs Bennet, will be his bride. He takes his cousin to the balcony to teach her proper behavior, when Darcy finds his beloved being brutally beaten. The men decide to have Collins locked in a room at Netherfield and guarded. The following morning finds Mr Collins has been murdered. The search to discover the killer, Elizabeth's injuries, and the aggravating behavior of family members takes everyone through the difficult days that follow, Who could have murdered the despicable man?

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December 31, 2022
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BRGZ4T3F
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 31, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2343 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 241 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #312,483 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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A retired crime scene/lab technician, Melanie now spends time reading Pride and Prejudice variations, making jewelry, and most importantly, spending time with her family, human and furry. Melanie has lived in the Salt Lake area of Utah for 30 years, after being born and raised in central Illinois.

Adopted a handsome dog and cute little kitty in September of 2012, 2 days after receiving her first ever royalties check. Of course, the handsome puppy is Mr Darcy, and the kitty is Lizzy. Darcy is certified as her service dog, as a mobility assistance dog.

Melanie has a Bachelor's degree in Criminalistics with a minor in Photography.

Melanie was invited to post on DarcyandLizzy.com, and is now an author there. She can be found on Goodreads as an author. Her blog is http://www.melschertz.com

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CGW

It had such potential

Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2023

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The premise for the story is excellent, and it had the potential for being a 5-star must-read JAFF tale. The numerous flaws drag it down to three stars at best.

Something must have been in the punch at the Netherfield ball, as several people were suddenly completely insane in its aftermath. Collins, Caroline Bingley, and Mrs Bennet, specifically. They each act out wildly and/or lose their abilities to accept any statement not in line with their delusions. Toss Lady C into that mix as well, although she did not partake of the punch (not having attended that ball). It's too pat and convenient for all the "bad guys" to instantly be insane with no warning signs or prior red-flag behavior, and that turns much of the tension in the book into farce.

Further, the dialogue goes on and on and on. If someone is hurt that is not the time for three pages of dialogue before something is done for them. This same endless maundering dialogue is endemic in the book. In several places, the same material is expounded upon by several characters at different times. It reads as though the author had several iterations or versions she went through, and did not properly edit the final story.

There are huge plot holes and actions that are simply incorrect. Miss B is determined to have hidden evidence - Bingley's first act should have been to call for the magistrate and constable to inform them, yet instead he scolds Miss B and sends her to her room and doesn't even warn the staff not to let her leave the estate, and never talks to the constable. Stupid. There are several such incidents in the course of the story.

The author also does not comprehend the difference between civil justice and vengeance, a man's need to protect those in his family and mindless violence, or between murder and justifiable self-defense.

The word sought in one instance is "piqued" not "peeked." Learn homonyms. At least this story did not contain the too-often seen "flaunt" instead of "flout."

I'll not go through the entire litany of flaws; suffice it to say that this was truly an excellent premise for a story, that would have been much better for the services of a competent editor.

Sidenote: One loose end not wrapped up was the inheritance of Longbourn.

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Lifegiggles

A Murder

Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2023

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It was devastating to learn of the abuse from Collins. What a pig headed brute.
I just don't know how to say the activities going on. I felt the love rushed, helping the hurt was slow and the madness was rampant.
Good flow of a short story.

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JKom

Numerous errata undermine a good plot

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2023

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An interesting mystery - who killed Mr. Collins? Caught in the act of beating Elizabeth Bennet, Collins insists he had every right to 'correct' his unruly cousin, as they were to be married.

Fitzwilliam Darcy is not only appalled at such behavior, he is aghast at the prospect of the delightful Miss Elizabeth married to another man. Mr. Bennet is furious that anyone should lay a hand on his favorite daughter. Bingley is so infuriated when Collins claims Jane, his first choice, would have 'known her place....unlike her inferior sister' that he plants a facer on Collins and knocks him to the floor.

But when Collins is discovered stabbed to death the next morning, the actions of Darcy, Mr. Bennet, and Bingley only serve to throw suspicion upon them. And matters begin to look even worse when a knife is found, hidden behind a bureau in the bedroom of one of them.

Treachery, lies, and madness lie ahead, as Darcy seeks the truth about who killed his aunt's disreputable parson.

This was a good mystery, and enjoyable. But the many errata were distracting. Please use a good grammar s/w and someone to proofread before publishing!

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K. Stewart

Good book

Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2023

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I enjoyed this book. The characters were developed and true to canon. I liked Mr. Bennett more than in a lot of variations. My biggest issue was that there was too much going on in such a short time frame and some of it was a little over the top. If the events had been spread out more it would have helped a lot, give the individual scenes time and let the characters react and process before the next one. It was high franca, but not high angst which was nice.
Due to events in the book, Elizabeth was missing for a lot of things and I felt she was underdeveloped compared to the rest of the characters. Jane was a nice compliment as you got to see more of her and her depth of character. The same for Bingley.
I did like the ending and how the murder ended up being solved. It was a good twist that I had only partially seen coming which was cool since I can usually guess those. Overall a good read.

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Interesting, Emotional aspect, funny in places

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2023

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Great story! I loved the mystery surrounding the murder. The back stories of certain characters was impressive. Love Lord and Lady Matlock in this story. Could not put done until finished. Interesting from beginning to end, with an emotional pull throughout, that leads to a different aspects of each character. I truly loved how involved Mr Bennet was. Mr Collins is awful! Great job, well written, and highly recommend to all.

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Elizabeth Phillips

Good story but needs proofreading

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 6, 2023

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This is a good story with action moving rapidly. The text contains a high number of errors, eg "no longer in touch with ration", and "interest being peeked" (should read "piqued"). There are missing words and in one case the word "parlour" is split up with a number of special characters.

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Alison Dygnas

interesting Adaptation

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 27, 2023

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The characters were the same as in the book although the story line was totally different.

However there were a lot of typos and words missing, which rather spoiled it for me.

Kindle Customer

Very exciting

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 28, 2023

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This story was so different I was stunned in a good way I enjoyed every page although it was not following Canon which might not suit everyone I loved it just for that reason. It is far harder to write a different plot than just add a few different episodes and follow the original a well deserved 5stars 👍

Jolee

Bad.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 9, 2023

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SO many typos - I kept reading to find how many spelling mistakes and grammatical errors I could find. The best one was obviously supposed to be an editorial note 'she didn't write anything else here'. The plot was farcical and ridiculous with villains falling over themselves to be the most foolish in the book. Elizabeth spent most of the book in bed recovering, unless she was falling downstairs trying to leave the house in her nightwear. A reminder to me to not waste money. The best thing I can say is I've read worse.

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Lynne Robson

Brilliant as usual by this Author

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 24, 2023

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I could not put it down read it in one day from cover to covet. I love this author's books her writing is exceptional and each book is so different but great reads.

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