For Newport, Rhode Island’s high society, the summer of 1896
brings lawn parties, sailboat races…and murder.
Having turned down the proposal of Derrick Andrews, Emma
Cross has no imminent plans for matrimony—let alone
motherhood. But when she discovers an infant left on her
doorstep, she naturally takes the child into her care. Using
her influence as a cousin to the Vanderbilts and a society
page reporter for the Newport Observer, Emma launches a
discreet search for the baby’s mother.
One of her first stops is a lawn party at Mrs. Caroline
Astor’s Beechwood estate. But an idyllic summer’s day is
soon clouded by tragedy. During a sailboat race, textile
magnate Virgil Monroe falls overboard. There are prompt
accusations of foul play—and even Derrick Andrews falls
under suspicion. Deepening the intrigue, a telltale slip of
lace may link the abandoned child to the drowned man. But as
Emma navigates dark undercurrents of scandalous
indiscretions and violent passions, she’ll need to watch her
step to ensure that no one lowers the boom on her…
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