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Pub Date 10 Jul 2025 | Archive Date 10 Jul 2025

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'Pemberley, murder, hilarity and a romance to span the ages' – Rachel Wolf

Cosy, quirky and utterly gripping, A Crime Through Time is the debut from Amelia Blackwell – the start of a series where crime, time travel and Jane Austen collide.


Pemberley, 1799. When Miss Georgiana Darcy attempts to escape an unwanted marriage proposal, she isn’t expecting to end up quite so far from home. But after encountering a mysterious object in the nearby woods, she finds herself transported almost two hundred years into the future.

Saltram, 1995. At a grand country house where a film crew are busy shooting the latest Jane Austen adaptation, a terrible crime has been committed. And Miss Darcy – newly arrived, impeccably dressed and thoroughly confused – is the only witness.

It soon becomes clear that, somehow, Georgiana was meant to solve this riddle. With the help of a distractingly handsome Irishman named Quinn and a border collie named Watson, she sets out to stop the killer before they can strike again. But meanwhile, trouble is brewing back at Pemberley and time, it seems, is not on her side . . .

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Praise for A Crime Through Time:

'A twisty, diverting romp . . . Clear your diary to finish it in one go' – Rebecca Reid

'An irresistible mix of laugh-out-loud humour, gripping mystery and endearing love story' – Saskia Sarginson

'Wonderfully original . . . a twisty cosy crime' – Emma Pass

'The perfect escapist read' – Katy Moran

'Pemberley, murder, hilarity and a romance to span the ages' – Rachel Wolf

Cosy, quirky and utterly gripping, A Crime Through Time is the debut from Amelia Blackwell – the start of a series where...


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ISBN 9781035054091
PRICE £18.99 (GBP)
PAGES 368

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I thoroughly enjoyed this light, easy read. The idea is so clever and it was carried through really well using Georgiana's old fashioned language along with her bewilderment at modern life. The crime was an excellent vehicle with which to explain Georgiana's presence and her desire to stay, and the glimpses of life at Pemberley just added icing to the cake. Plus a delightful love story, what more could a reader want?

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This was a wonderful, quirky and fun cosy mystery with loads of things to keep every Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice fan happy.

As Elizabeth is confined with her first pregnancy and Georgiana faces the horrid prospect of marriage to an aging Lord, she stumbles across a pager in the woods that transports her 200 years into the future. Here, yet another film adaption of a Jane Austen classic is in production and she is mistakenly thought to be a member of the cast.

If this wasn't confusing enough, she is also confronted with a dead body.

There is romance, mystery and a lot of laughs. I really look forward to more!

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Georgiana Darcy finds a pager which is in fact a port key to the future, whizzing her from Pemberley to Saltram 200 years in the future. As she finds herself transported between her present and future she discovers a sense of purpose, power and finds love. Jane Austen’s characters from Pride & Prejudice are recognisable and familiar and it was amusing to see the modern world through Mr.Darcy’s sister’s eyes. Funny and gently paced this is a light, very readable book.

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