Hm, I think I'd give this 2.5 stars if I could. I'm dubious of Jane Austen sequels, but P.D. James is such a well-known author that I thought this was worth a try. Unfortunately it was still disappointing. It wasn't terrible; but it wasn't great either. The first chapter's lengthy and plodding recap of Pride and Prejudice felt painful; really will anybody be reading this book who isn't familiar with the original? The Austen characters seem flat and dull, the "mystery" is resolved very clumsily at the end, and the dialog mostly lacks the sparkle of Austen's actual writing. I haven't read a lot of P.D. James's mysteries but I know she's considered an excellent writer, so I'm disappointed this book wasn't better. Although it kept me reading, and it wasn't actually bad writing, at no time was I ever deceived into thinking I was reading actual Austen, and I think that's the true test of an Austen sequel. The one thing that I do remember particularly liking as original was that Georgiana ended up marrying a brand new character, not paired off with Col. Fitzwilliam which almost every other "sequel" I've read seems to do.