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Alice in Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland is insatiably curious and eager for adventure. Following a white rabbit down a hole she finds a world that skates on the thin edge of logic. Silkstone’s contemporary Alice takes inspiration from the wit and subtle sarcasm of Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice as she zings her way through The Secret Diary of Alice in Wonderland seeking to find her own Mr. Darcy.

Darcy, Lizzy and Emma
Darcy, Lizzy and Lady Susan
Darcy and Elizabeth Serendipity
Darcy and Elizabeth - Will's First Christmas
The Gallant Vicar
The Return of the Gallant Vicar
The Witches of Longbourn

Mister Darcy series comedic mysteries - 8 book series

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Praise for The Secret Diary of Alice in Wonderland:
“This wacky book is a delight. The author does a great job in providing cutting edge entertainment, weaving it all in a tall tale and at the same time making the farcical plausible. The fun, the play on words, the punastic delights run wild and the story hops on down the bloody, fishy, and stinky bunny trail. Well done and well worth your time to read this book.” ~The Shadow

“This book was a fun, fast paced read and almost as strange as the original AIW, in a good way. The climactic scenes in the courtroom were fascinating. The many threads of the story pulled together at the end came together smoothly and I really enjoyed it. I loved watching the courtroom scenes play out. Ohhh… the dirty little secrets all coming to light and taking out the bad guys one by one... great!” ~ Red Adept Reviews

“I love this story as much for the comedy as I do for the perfect characterization. These characters are just as mad and scary as the original Lewis Carroll characters. The humor is clean and perfectly in context with the characters delivering it, for example, Nigel Channing's British humor is very John Cleese and Kit the Drag Queen's take down of one of the corrupt lawyers is hilarious, a perfect ‘Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’ moment. This is a highly polished story and the author’s writing style is very easy to read and enjoy, which makes this the perfect book to curl up with on a rainy afternoon." ~ Mandy Ward, Author

Silkstone’s writing has been described as “perfectly paced and pitched - shades of Janet Evanovich and Carl Hiaasen without seeming remotely derivative. Fast moving action that shoots from the hip with bullet-proof characterization.”

Length: 276 pages

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About the Author

Barbara Silkstone is the author of over thirty-six novels and novellas. She has currently written sixteen Pride & Prejudice variations both Regency and Contemporary—always with a light comic touch. Look for Darcy and Elizabeth Serendipity and Darcy, Lizzy and Emma. Enjoy her Mister Darcy series comedic mysteries.

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Print Length: 276 pages
Publication Date: November 27, 2013
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Language: English
ASIN: B003BIGFSE
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Funny AND Weird!

ByBill Cheneyon January 25, 2017

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Well Written. Let's see: you have Alice, Hares, lizzards, Cheshire cats, the AIWS, and a cast of crazy and evil people that would do Barry and the Queen of Hearts' court proud. It will definitely keep you gussing until the end, and maybe even after.
There is a reason the Alice on the cover is in a Straight Jacket. Oh and White Rabbits, lots of white Rabbits.

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4 3/4 Stars!

ByElyssanda Desertsongon May 14, 2011

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This book was previously reviewed at redadeptreviews.com

Alice Harte's life is falling apart. Her boss at the real estate agency where she works is a litigious and murderous man with ties to "The Mob" in Florida. She KNOWS he has literally beheaded someone in the past.
Her whole life she has dreamed of living in England and meeting a man similar to John Cleese. In an attempt to start breaking away from her boss who is threatening her with a lawsuit, she flies to England to meet Nigel Channing, who has been charming her through e-mails and phone calls.
As her life in Miami falls apart, with mobsters and a pending fraud lawsuit, her romantic savior in England looks more and more tarnished by the hour.
How will she ever keep her head and win the lawsuit? And what about love?
Overall Rating: 4 ¾ Stars
Plot/Storyline: 5 Stars
There is a saying that there are no new stories, only new ways to tell old stories. Ms. Silkstone took the original Alice in Wonderland, and deftly wove it into something uniquely her own. Throughout this story there are continual references to the original, as the main character is enamored with AIW. Alice tells her story as a series of diary entries (instead of chapters) as her life falls apart.
This book was a fun, fast paced read and almost as strange as the original AIW, in a good way. Her trans-Atlantic relationship with Nigel keeps her hoping for a HEA, but Nigel has many strange people and things going on in his life too.
The climactic scenes in the courtroom were fascinating. The many threads of the story pulled together at the end came together smoothly and I really enjoyed it. I loved watching the courtroom scenes play out. Ohhh the dirty little secrets all coming to light and taking out the bad guys one by one... great!
Characters: 4 Stars
I really enjoyed the cast of characters.
Alice's boss Leslie is a frightening sleezeball.
His wife Maris is an amalgamated combination of neurosis, scheming, vindictiveness, and loneliness. Any woman willing to pee in her ex's cologne bottle is .. just wow!
Alice's romantic interest Nigel turns out to be a rather inept conman juggling multiple relationships.
Nigel's ex-wife is psychotic & deranged.
Surprisingly the character I did not believe perfectly was Alice herself. At 42 ¾ and twice BADLY divorced, she is still far too trusting and willing to blatantly ignore warning signs in her relationship with Nigel. His British accent and excuses are all she needs to fall for him time and time again even though she has evidence throughout the story of his infidelities and livelihood inconsistencies.
Writing Style: 5 Stars
Ms. Silkstone's story was very well written. I loved the descriptions throughout the story, they covered everything from the sights and sounds of Alice's life to the smells of rotting fish and fright and horror.

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So-so

ByHippo Kon May 17, 2017

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This was a weird story. There were times when I couldn't understand how the lead character could be so dumb. Not a horrible story but not an excellent, I want to read it again story.

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Quirky fun in this outlandish adventure!

ByGraceKrispy (MotherLode blog)on July 18, 2011

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This quirky, outlandish, and unpredictable book takes the reader places that are both unexpected and ridiculous. Written as somewhat of a parallel to Alice in Wonderland's zany adventure, each chapter starts with a fitting phrase from Lewis Carroll's classic that mirrors the happenings in Alice Harte's life. When reading this book, just as when reading the original "Alice," one has to suspend all logic and just let the wave take you where it will. Barbara Silkstone manages to weave details from the classic into this book in a way that pads out the rest of the book. Without that connection, I think the overall plot wouldn't have been as strong as it was. The connection between the two Alices was what made this book so interesting. Although the story dragged and meandered a bit in some places, it was still interesting.

The characters are a lot of fun in their wackiness. Nigel is somehow charming and comical, gross yet gallant. He's an engaging enigma who somehow has captured Alice's blind adoration. Of all the characters, I felt he was the one with the most life. Alice herself felt to me like she didn't quite reach her full potential as a character. She was almost there, but felt a little lacking somehow. Perhaps it was the choices she made and the way she went about things that didn't seem quite right. The other characters were quirky and fitting to their roles in the story. Leslie and Sunglasses, two main characters that have a lot of impact on the direction of Alice's life, seemed to disappear for a while in the middle of the book, leaving me to momentarily forget what Alice's conflict actually was. For that reason, it felt a bit like a few major sections to a story that came together at the end, but didn't interconnect as well as I had anticipated. In spite of some explanation, I still didn't feel like I totally understood Nigel's connection to the entire story.

If you're in the mood to slide down the rabbit hole, this book will take you there.

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amusing and entertaining

ByKaren Bon February 1, 2012

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Alice has gotten herself into quite a jam, with her boss, Leslie Archer and Marc Hare who, along with his hoods, Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum, is pressuring her to find out if if Archer is responsible for his brother's having had his "head chopped off". Trying to pull away from her conniving and thieving boss, Alice learns that that she is bound to him as her employer because of of a contract she unwittingly signed for for Red Queen LTD. Anxious to escape it all, Alice searches online and finds her English N. Channing whom she is sure is the perfect man for her. Trips to England add to the mystery of just who this charming English gentlemen is, and include a tea party with his divorced/not divorced wife. Things become "curiouser and curiouser" as Alice is sued by her former employer for breach of contract and she learns more about her online love.
I thoroughly enjoyed this light-hearted read (after having just finished reading a truly scary ghost story).
For one who has ever found themselves living with their feet planted firmly on the ground, but their head filled with fictional images from some of their fictional favorites this book is sure to entertain.

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Love Barbara Silkstone!

All the books from this author a riot! Refreshing reading that is right up my alley-very creative!

Published on October 15, 2015 by olive

Smart, breezy comedy!

Barbara Silkstone is hilarious. I love her Wendy Darlin series, and Alice is just as over-the-top funny, if a little grittier. The baddies in this one are pretty scary.Read more

Published on August 5, 2014 by Anne R. Allen

A refreshing departure from so many hard nosed and slick thrillers

From the very first line, "our lives can take on the shades of a fairy tale," the author speaks volumes about the cross genre of this book and what she is trying to...Read more

Published on April 28, 2014 by Legge

<snort>

I said it before, I'll say it again. Poor Alice had more trouble than Carter had liver pills. And all the trouble was caused by other people.Read more

Published on February 2, 2014 by Skeeter

AudioBook Review Stars Overall: 5 Narration: 5 Story: 5

The Secret Diary of Alice in Wonderland Aged 42 and Three Quarters is clever, funny, solidly voiced and presents a modern-day twist for Alice all grown up.Read more

Published on December 15, 2013 by Gaele

Not my cup of tea

Sorry, this book didnt do anything for me. I found it to be to silly and not following a straight storyline

Published on November 25, 2013 by Yvy White

Quirky, funny mystery

Enjoyed reading this quirky mystery. Was funny, unreal, and had me interested in how it was going to end right from the start. What an imagination!

Published on November 23, 2013 by sandy d

Entertainingly mad thriller - romance - comedy!

I have heard it said that fans of Stephanie Plum will enjoy this, and I suspect that that is bang-on.Read more

Published on November 4, 2013 by J. A. Clement

Different than I expected

I started this book and thought it would be a fairytale gone wrong. Its not. It turned out to be a very good mystery with greed, humor and romance thrown in.Read more

Published on August 18, 2013 by By Roadwarrior

Fast, Fun, Read

I am loving the audio books by Barbara Silkstone.
Alice Hart finds herself in all sorts of trouble, after she thinks she is meeting the man of her dreams online.Read more

Published on July 8, 2013 by Yvonne

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