Newport Gilded Age #1
Berkley
August 2015
On Sale: August 4, 2015
Featuring: Deanna Randolph
416 pages ISBN: 0425275841 EAN: 9780425275849 Kindle: B00OQS4FIA Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
First in a new series from the author of the Celebration Bay mysteries In 1895, the height of the Gilded Age, the social elite spend their summers in Newport, Rhode Island. Within the walls of their fabulous โcottages,โ competition for superiority is ruthless โฆ and so are the players. During her first Newport season, Deanna Randolph attends a ball given in honor of Lord David Manchester, a Barbadian sugar magnate, and his sister, Madeline. The Manchesters are an immediate successโalong with their exotic manservant and his fortune-telling talents.
But on the nearby cliffs, a young maid lies deadโand suspicion falls on Joseph Ballard, a member of one of the townโs most prestigious families.
Joe humiliated Deanna when he rebuffed an engagement to her, but while he may be a cad, she knows he isnโt a killer. Now the reluctant allies must navigate a world of parties, tennis matches, and sรฉances to find the real murderer. But a misstep among the glittering upper classes could leave them exposed to something far more dangerous than malicious gossipโฆ
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