Murder at Chateau sur Mer (A Gilded Newport Mystery Book 5)

Murder at Chateau sur Mer (A Gilded Newport Mystery Book 5)

In the late nineteenth century, Newport, Rhode Island, is home to some of Americaâ€™s wealthiest citizens. Itâ€™s also the beat of society reporter Emma Cross, a less well-heeled cousin to the illustrious Vanderbilts, who occasionally moonlights in solving murders . . .
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Covering a polo match for the Observer, Emmaâ€™s job is to take note of the real players off the fieldâ€”Newportâ€™s well-bred elite. But the fashionable faÃ§ade is breached when a woman in gaudy clothing creates a scene demanding to speak to the wife of Senator George Wetmoreâ€”until she is escorted off the grounds by the police.
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The next morning, police detective Jesse Whyte asks Emma to meet him at the Wetmoresâ€™ Bellevue Avenue home, Chateau sur Mer, where the senatorâ€™s wife, Edith, has mysteriously asked to see her. Upon entering the mansion, Emma is confronted with a crime sceneâ€”the intruder from the polo match lies dead at the foot of a grand staircase.
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To avoid scandal, Edith Wetmore implores Emma to use her reporter skills and her discretion to investigate. When Emma learns the victim was a prostituteâ€”and pregnantâ€”she wonders if the senator was being blackmailed. As Emma peels back layers of deception and family secrets, she may have met her match in a desperate killer who will trample anyone who gets in the way...

Praise for Alyssa Maxwell and her Gilded Newport Mysteries!

MURDER AT ROUGH POINT

â€œPleasantly twisty . . . will appeal to lovers of atmospheric country house mysteries.â€ â€”Publishers Weekly

â€œEmma is an interesting, independent career woman in this satisfying first-person account that includes well-drawn characters.â€ â€”Booklist

â€œThe characters are fun, the dialogue is both charming and intelligent, but the scenery that makes up that extravagant time period in New England really is the gem in these glorious tales.â€ â€”Suspense Magazine

MURDER AT BEECHWOOD

â€œAnother entertaining entry in this cozy series.â€ â€”Library Journal

â€œSeveral cuts above the usual feisty heroine tale; it provides a good picture of life among the privilegedâ€”and not-so-privilegedâ€”classes in Gilded Newport.â€ â€”San Jose Mercury News

MURDER AT MARBLE HOUSE

â€œMaxwellâ€™s second entry has a credible mystery, solved by a female detective whoâ€™s likeable.â€ â€”Kirkus Reviews

â€œMaxwell again deftly weaves fictional and real-life characters into her story.â€ â€”Publishers Weekly

MURDER AT THE BREAKERS

â€œA promising start to an engaging mystery series filled with smart observations.â€ â€”Library Journal

â€œSorry to see the conclusion of Downton Abbey Season 4?Â Well, here is a morsel to get you through a long afternoon.Â Brew some Earl Grey and settle down with a scone with this one.â€ â€”Washington Independent Review of Books
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â€œWill keep you guessing.â€ â€”Historical Novels Reviews
Country USA
Manufacturer Kensington Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2017-07-25
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Kensington Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2017-07-25
Format	Kindle eBook

Murder at Chateau sur Mer (A Gilded Newport Mystery Book 5)

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