Book Review: New 'Gilded Newport Mystery' Series

Murder at the Breakers by Alyssa Maxwell
The first book in Alyssa Maxwell's new Gilded Newport Mystery series, Murder at the Breakerstakes place in Newport, Rhode Island. The story begins at a lavish affair at the Vanderbilt's mansion, the Breakers. The party turns from lavish to gruesome when a dead body falls from a balcony. Determined to get to the bottom of the murder when her brother becomes a suspect, Emma Cross, half-Vanderbilt and half-commoner, tracks the killer among the rich and famous of Newport.

"Maxwell's portrait of Gilded Age mores, with a little leeway for romantic attachments, provides an opportunity for readers to consider how wealth and status can be as restrictive as it is empowering. This is a promising start to an engaging mystery series filled with smart observations." - Library Journal Reviews

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