In glittering Newport, Rhode
Island, status is everything. But despite being a poorer relation to
the venerable Vanderbilts, Emma Cross has shaped her own identity—as a
reporter and a sleuth.
As the nineteenth century draws to a
close, Fancies and Fashion reporter Emma Cross is sent by the Newport
Observer to cover an elite house party at Rough Point, a “cottage” owned
by her distant cousin Frederick Vanderbilt that has been rented as an
artist retreat. To her surprise, the illustrious guests include her
estranged Bohemian parents—recently returned from Europe—as well as a
variety of notable artists, including author Edith Wharton.
But when one of the artists is
discovered dead at the bottom of a cliff, Rough Point becomes anything
but a house of mirth. After a second murder, no one is above
suspicion—including Emma’s parents. As Newport police detective Jesse
Whyte searches for a killer, Emma tries to draw her own conclusions—with
the help of Mrs. Wharton. But with so many sketchy suspects, she’ll
need to canvas the crime scenes carefully, before the cunning culprit
takes her out of the picture next . . .
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Alyssa Maxwell has worked in publishing as an assistant editor and a ghost writer, but knew from an early age that being a novelist was what she wanted most. Growing up in New England and traveling to Great Britain fueled a passion for history, while a love of puzzles of all kinds drew her to the mystery genre. She lives in South Florida in the current year, but confesses to spending most of her time in the Victorian, Edwardian, and post WWI eras. In addition to fantasizing about wearing Worth gowns while strolling manor house gardens, she loves to watch BBC and other period productions and sip tea in the afternoons.
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