Murder at Ochre Court (eBook)

Alyssa Maxwell (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
304 Seiten
Kensington Books (Verlag)
9781496703378 (ISBN)

Infos

For fans of HBO's The Gilded Age, explore the dark side of the alluring world of America's 19th century elite in this gripping series of riveting mysteriesIn the summer of 1898, reporter Emma Cross investigates a shocking death among the bright lights of Newports high society . . . After a disappointing year as a society columnist for the Herald, Emma has returned to the salty air, glittering ocean vistas, and grand stately mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, more determined than ever to report on hard news. But for now she's covering the social event of the season at Ochre Court, a coming-out ball designed to showcase Cleo Cooper-Smith, who will be on display as Cleopatra in an elaborate tableau vivant. But as the deb ascends to her place of honor, the ballroom is plunged into darkness. When the lights come back on, Cleo sits still on her throne, electrocuted to death. Quickly establishing that the wiring was tampered with, Emma now has a murder to investigate. As Emma begins to discover this crime has unseen connections to a nefarious network, she puts her own life at risk to shine a light on the dark motives behind a merciless murder . . . ';Plenty of red herrings and an intimate look at the world of the wealthy and famous make for a rich broth of a mystery.'Kirkus Reviews

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.8.2018
• Reihe/Serie: A Gilded Newport Mystery
• Reihe/Serie: A Gilded Newport Mystery
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Historische Kriminalromane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Krimi / Thriller
• Schlagworte: 19th century • Amateur • books fiction • books mystery • cozies • cozy mysteries women sleuths series • Cozy Mystery • Crime • crime books • Death • debutantes • Detective Novels • Detectives • England • Families • Fiction • fiction books • Gilded Age • High Society • Historical • historical mysteries • historical mystery • historical mystery fiction • historical mystery novels • Manor • mansions • Millionaires • Murder Mystery • murder mystery books • Mysteries • mysteries and thrillers • Mystery • mystery and suspense • mystery and thrillers • mystery books • mystery novels • mystery thriller suspense • New England • Newport RI • Novels • old money • Police • Rhode Island • Rich • Romance • series • sleuth • Summer • Thriller • Upper Class • vanderbilts • Victorian • waspy • wealthy • women sleuths • women sleuths mysteries
• ISBN-13: 9781496703378 / 9781496703378