#GildedNewportMysteries

Alyssa Maxwell

Jul 1, 201913 min read

Excerpt: Murder at Crossways

Chapter One Newport, Rhode Island August 1898 A pair of footmen in livery lifted the wheelchair, one on either side, while two others...

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Alyssa Maxwell

Aug 10, 20182 min read

Beatrice Turner: a Woman of Mystery

Thanks to a reader, I learned about, and then read a biography about, a relatively unknown Newport artist named Beatrice Turner. Miss...

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Alyssa Maxwell

Jul 30, 20189 min read

Excerpt: Murder at Ochre Court

“Take my advice, Miss Cross, and marry a rich man. Then you may do whatever you like.” The train from New York City to North Kingstown, Rho

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Alyssa Maxwell

Jan 28, 20183 min read

A Visit with Gertrude Vanderbilt

In the time period of my Gilded Newport Mysteries, wealthy women--those who belonged to the elite social group called The 400--were...

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Alyssa Maxwell

Jul 30, 20173 min read

Round and Round (Blog Post & Giveaway!)

As I'm sure most of you know - because I certainly make no secret of the fact -this week saw the release of Murder at Chateau sur Mer....

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Alyssa Maxwell

May 27, 20173 min read

The Independence of Miss Emma Cross

A dilemma facing Emma Cross, my sleuth in The Gilded Newport Mysteries, is whether or not to marry. And if she does decide to marry,...

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Alyssa Maxwell

Apr 29, 20172 min read

Research and its Lovely Surprises

This is Beatrice Goelet, niece of Ogden and Mary Goelet, who owned Ochre Court in Newport. When I started my reserach for the Murder at...

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