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Alyssa Maxwell
Oct 25, 20194 min read
Excerpt from A SILENT STABBING, A Lady & Lady's Maid Mystery #5 (coming Feb. 25, 2020)
Early the next morning, (Phoebe and her grandfather) made their way, arm in arm, across the tiered gardens, bright with late season mums...
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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
Jun 26, 20191 min read
Beautiful Ochre Court and a Rerelease!
With the rerelease of Murder at Ochre Court in trade paperback (previously only in hardcover and ebook), I thought I'd share this link...
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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
Apr 1, 201730 min read
Excerpt: Murder at Chateau sur Mer
Newport, Rhode Island July 1897 Bits of grass and earth pelted the air as a thunderous pounding rolled down the polo field. Long-handled...
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Alyssa Maxwell
Mar 26, 20172 min read
The Magic of Mystery
Ever since I started writing my Gilded Newport series, fun things have begun happening when my husband and I visit the city. Magical...
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Alyssa Maxwell
Aug 29, 20169 min read
Murder at Rough Point EXCERPT
Newport, RI September 1896 “You will come down from there this instant. Now, sir.” I clapped my hands for emphasis, but to no avail. The...
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Alyssa Maxwell
May 15, 20144 min read
Excerpt from Murder at Marble House
Consuelo came to a halt beside a rosebush. I stopped beside her and waited for her to speak. She remained silent, however, staring at the...
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Alyssa Maxwell
Mar 5, 20143 min read
SleuthFest 2014 - Part 2
With my panel over, I was able to enjoy Saturday at SleuthFest as a regular attendee, i.e., someone eager to soak up the wisdom of...
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Alyssa Maxwell
Feb 6, 201410 min read
Murder At The Breakers Excerpt: Chapter 1, Scene 1
CHAPTER ONE Newport, RI, August 1895 She awoke that morning to an angry sea battering the edges of the promontory, and gusting winds that...
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Alyssa Maxwell
Jan 14, 20142 min read
A Conversation with a Reader
My daughter left yesterday to return to school in NJ, where she's studying to get her PhD. It made me sad to see her leave, but before...
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Alyssa Maxwell
Author of the Gilded Newport Mysteries
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A Lady and Lady's Maid Mysteries

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