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- Content warnings: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Racism/bigotry, Stalking, Violence, Classism, Sexism
Pride and Premeditation
by Tirzah Price
Book 1 in Jane Austen Murder Mystery
Pick this when you want Austen banter with a body count: Lizzie and Darcy still spark, but the courtship has a murder case breathing down its neck.
goodreads 3.73/5 25,047 ratings
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Length368 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice1/5 · Longing glances
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Rivals to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Longing glances
- Intellectual satisfaction
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- Rival / competitor
- Banter
- Playful banter
- Scholar/intellectual
- Intellectual connection
- Tension
- Class difference
Fantasy promise
- Mystery
- Big city / metropolis
- Regency/victorian
- Humans only
- Forced alliance
- Enemies to lovers
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- Literary / classic retelling
Reading experience
- Third person
- Medium
- Mysterious
- Witty
- Moderate
- Ambitious schemer
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- Suspenseful
- Bookworm/scholar
- Historical
- Character-driven
- Sharp
- Romantic
- Page turner
- Battle of wills
- Enemies forced to ally
- Political intrigue
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Book details
- Length
- 368 pages
- Publisher
- HarperTeen
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book