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 βcottages,β competition for superiority is ruthless β¦ 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 successβalong with their exotic manservant and his fortune-telling talents.
But on the nearby cliffs, a young maid lies deadβand suspicion falls on Joseph Ballard, a member of one of the townβs most prestigious families.