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Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective

By: Kelly Gardiner, Sharmini Kumar
Narrated by: Shaheen Khan
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A missing maid. A murder most foul. A highly imprudent adventure. Only her fine eyes can uncover the truth.

'Pure indulgence! Full of ardent amours, dastardly deeds and rakish rogues' KATE FORSYTH

'Miss Bingley dismounts her high horse and reinvents herself as a brilliant detective ... A rollicking tale' AMANDA HAMPSON

'Miss Bingley delivers delicious snark and fabulous sleuthing fun' ALISON GOODMAN

Two years after the events of Pride and Prejudice, Miss Caroline Bingley is staying at her brother's country estate close to Pemberley, wondering if there's more to life than cribbage and paying calls.

So when Georgiana Darcy's maid, Jayani, vanishes and Georgiana disappears in search of her, Caroline races after them to London, only to discover a shocking, cold-blooded murder.

Soon Caroline is careering through the grimy underbelly of the city, demanding answers of malevolent footmen, reluctant magistrates, Indian dockhands, and mysterious East India Company men.

As Caroline exercises her superior powers of investigation, she finds out exactly what an accomplished, independent woman with a sharp mind and a large fortune can achieve – even when pitted against secrets, scandal, and a murderer with no mercy.

'Miss Bingley dismounts her high horse and reinvents herself as a brilliant detective in this thoroughly enjoyable Regency romp ... A rollicking tale' Amanda Hampson, bestselling author of the Tea Ladies series

©2025 Kelly Gardiner, Sharmini Kumar (P)2025 HarperCollins Publishers Crime Crime Fiction Historical Murder Mystery Private Investigators Women Sleuths Detective England
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I rarely write reviews, but I really enjoyed this - the narrator and authors all did a great job keeping the feel and historical authenticity of Jane Austen's times, while seamlessly introducing intriguing elements that create a fascinating storyline, where I could never quite guess at the outcome. This book also makes visible many old stereotypes that were embedded invisibly within novels of that time, and leads us along as they are challenged and addressed by the characters. In the end, our own worldview expands along with Caroline Bingley's as she finds new parts of herself and comes to see her world more broadly.
I feel that, thanks to this book, I will now view her more kindly and in a more nuanced way when I return to Pride and Prejudice!

Perfect mix of old and new

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I really enjoy this style. it’s got its set way of doing things and if the poor female or unasked questions don’t overtake the story can be quiet enjoyable and this was one of those finds

Solid for this style

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This is an excellent story, using one of the characters from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. It’s so clever and thoroughly intriguing. The narration is spot on too. 10/10 recommend!!

Love , love , love

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enjoyed the mention of the old classic books that I grew up with. well written and spoken. hard to.put down

intelligent lady

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The so called Scottish accents were the worst I’ve ever heard. Ruined quite a bit of the listening for me.

Accents

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Felt like it was trying too hard. Could have been significantly shorter and a lot snappier. I tried so hard to stick with it but in the end I just had to give up.

Struggled

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