Murder at Marble House: A Gilded
Newport Mystery
Alyssa Maxwell
Kensington, Sep 30 2014, $15.00
ISBN 9780758290847
In 1895 Newport, Rhode Island, eighteen year old Consuelo
Vanderbilt refuses to marry the Duke of Marlborough, the chosen one selected by
her mother, Alva. When Consuelo’s poor
cousin Emma Cross arrives, Alva warns her to persuade the recalcitrant teen or
else.
Not long afterward, Madam Devereaux the psychic is found murdered
in the Marble House gardens and Consuelo is missing. Knowing her niece recently solved the Murder At The Breakers,
Alva orders Emma to discreetly find Consuelo before the Duke, coming from
England to New York before he arrives in Newport. Limited by what she can do without bringing
attention to the Vanderbilt family, Emma worries about her cousin’s safety as more
homicides occur and clues take her to the underbelly of the affluent city.
The second Gilded Newport Mystery is an
entertaining historical amateur sleuth that deftly combines a deep look at the
rich and famous with a whodunit. Emma is
terrific as she deals with her demanding aunt while her inquiry focuses on
finding her cousin, but doing so without anyone learning Consuelo vanished. At the same time a killer is on the loose but
seemingly not part of Emma’s increasingly desperate search.
Harriet Klausner
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