Murder at Marble House
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With the dawn of the twentieth century on the horizon, the fortunes of the venerable Vanderbilt family still shine brightly in the glittering high society of Newport, Rhode Island. But when a potential scandal strikes, the Vanderbilts turn to cousin and society page reporter Emma Cross to solve a murder and a disappearance. . .
Responding to a frantic call on her newfangled telephone from her eighteen-year-old cousin, Consuelo Vanderbilt, Emma Cross arrives at the Marble House mansion and learns the cause of her distress--Consuelo's mother, Alva, is forcing her into marriage with the Duke of Marlborough. Her mother has even called in a fortune teller to assure Consuelo of a happy future.
But the future is short-lived for the fortune teller, who is found dead by her crystal ball, strangled with a silk scarf. Standing above her is one of the Vanderbilts' maids, who is promptly taken into police custody. After the frenzy has died down, Consuelo is nowhere to be found. At Alva's request, Emma must employ her sleuthing skills to determine if the vanishing Vanderbilt has eloped with the beau of her choice--or if her disappearance may be directly connected to the murder. . .
Alyssa Maxwell
Alyssa Maxwell began a love affair with the city of Newport years ago. Time and again the colonial neighborhoods and grand mansions drew her to return, and on one of those later visits she met the man who would become her husband. Always a lover of history, Maxwell found that marrying into a large, generations--old Newport family opened up an exciting new world of historical discovery. Today, she and her husband reside in Florida, but part of her heart remains firmly in that small New England city of great historical significance. For more info please visit www.alyssamaxwell.com.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Murder at Marble House by Alyssa MaxwellHave read other works by the author and this series and enjoyed learning about a city nearby, all facts from long ago.This one has me captivated as I know of other places around the area that have the built in steps from the harbor but not the one mentioned.Rum runners on Rose Island brought a smile to my face as other relatives tell me their stories of the nearby town they lived in and it was going on in their lifetimes.Hope to get to visit these summer cottages one day-yes it's on my do me listStory starts out when Emma's cousin is to wed someone she doesn't want to wed and runs away after a murder is committed. Like interactions with others she dated and the newspaper reporters and police.So many of the same streets still exist and I can just picture some of the structures in their original form.Other mysteries arise that also need solving and Emma is right there to ask questions. Between the smuggling, extortion and the mystery around the petal of a flower there is much to keep the story moving along.More murders and lessons for self defense are learned. Can't imagine a wooden staircase leading down to the waters edge at Forty Steps.Love a book that teaches me new things, new places to explore in my back yard. Love mention of the Paradise Avenue area into the plot of things. Murder at Beechwood will be out in May 2015.I received this book from The Kennsington Books in exchange for my honest review
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I liked this book better than the first one in the series. Emmaline’s cousin, Conseulo is being forced into an arranged marriage to the Duke of Marlborough by her mother Alva Vanderbilt. Alva has arranged a summer tea for her friends and a fortune teller, who is murdered on the grounds. Meanwhile Conseulo has vanished. With the help of Derrick, Jesse, and Nanny, Emmie finds Conseulo and clears the poor maid who was arrested for the murder and does get her byline story but it's on page 4.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Another murder, another Mansion, and Emmaline Cross is determined to find out who and why. At the same time she tries to support her cousin, Consuelo Vanderbilt who is about to become a victim of a forced marriage.What appealed to me about this particular book in the series is the honest retelling of the tragedy of Consuelo’ Vanderbilt’s life. Dictated to by an overbearing, society climbing mother, Alva Vanderbilt tried and successfully controlled her daughter’s life in every imaginable way. Unfortunately Consuelo Vanderbilt comes to realize “There are realities that cannot be ignored and rules that cannot be broken, or chaos results.”This is a well written murder mystery that takes time to remind the reader “We are all bound by our circumstances. It’s just that some circumstances come with greater possibilities than others.”
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Emma Cross' cousin, Consuelo Vanderbilt, is being forced into a marriage with the Duke of Marlborough but she is fighting all the way. When she disappears appear after a tea with "future" family and a murder of the fortune teller brought in for entertainment, Emma has two tasks, find Consuelo as well as the murderer.This series is very entertaining - bringing back the old days of the turn of the century in 1900 as well as old-fashioned social requirements and expectations. We have a heroine not afraid to step out of the norm.