by Tirzah Price
publisher’s synopsis
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that London’s first female solicitor in possession of the details of a deadly crime, must be in want of a suspect.
The tenacious Lizzie Bennet has earned her place at Longbourn, her father’s law firm. Her work keeps her busy, but luckily she often has help from (and steals occasional kisses with) Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, a stern but secretly soft-hearted solicitor at Pemberley.
Lizzie is hired to investigate a deadly warehouse fire, and to find the mysterious woman who was spotted at the scene moments before the flames took hold. But when the case leads her to the sitting room of a woman Darcy once proposed marriage to, the delicate balance between personal and professional in their relationship is threatened.
Questions of the future are cast aside when the prime suspect is murdered and Lizzie’s own life is threatened. As the body count rises, and their suspicions about what was really going on in the warehouse grow, the pressure is on for Lizzie and Darcy to uncover the truth.
It’s been almost three years since I read Pride and Premeditation, so I honestly don’t remember that story very well. However, I do think you can read and understand In Want of a Suspect without having read Price’s other novels. Of course, you’ll likely enjoy In Want of a Suspect more if you have previous knowledge. Mind that you will also come across some spoilers for the other books.
I do wish that the murder mystery had a little more to it. Even if I can’t solve a mystery while reading the novel, I’m typically able to look back at the end and see all of the foreshadowing I missed. I didn’t feel that way as much with In Want of a Suspect. The plot of the book is roughly 50% the relationship between Darcy and Lizzie and 50% solving the murder.
If you’re looking for a mystery with a lighter tone, consider In Want of a Suspect.
Cautions: three blasphemy; five British swear words; four swear words; two kisses; moderate romance; a minor side character is transgender
Hailey Huntington 
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