Publisher's Synopsis
"There are men, who if they knew the full truth, would say I have been a fool" It is 1817 and Elizabeth Darcy is mistress of Pemberley, adored by her husband and splendidly happy. She does not know what adversity awaits her family: mistrust, scandal, tragedy, and a secret that must be kept at all costs.Almost two hundred years later, Evie Martin does not even know that she is descended from the Darcys of Pemberley when their history disrupts her life. Who is Charlie Hayward, the charming, cynical private detective and why has he contrived to meet her? What are the elusive 'Elizabeth Papers, ' and why did Elizabeth Darcy herself want them destroyed? The full story-both truth and lies-unravels in The Elizabeth Papers, an era-spanning tale of mystery, deception, and love triumphant. "If we live it then it shall become the truth"
