Alyssa Maxwell
Research for A Silent Stabbing
(Originally posted on the Chicks on the Case blog) I do a lot of research for my writing, much of it intentional, some of it accidental....
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Alyssa Maxwell
- Apr 17, 2020
- 21 min
Murder at Kingscote: excerpt - Chapter One
Newport, RI, July 1899 Bellevue Avenue teemed with color, fragrance, and a wide-eyed wonderment at the country’s newest technology. It...
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Alyssa Maxwell
- Oct 25, 2019
- 4 min
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, 2019
- 13 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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
- Dec 12, 2018
- 11 min
A MURDEROUS MARRIAGE, A Lady & Lady's Maid Mystery #4 - an Excerpt
Cowes, Isle of Wight, April 1920
Phoebe Renshaw pressed a hand to her stomach in a futile attempt to ease the incessant gnawing inside.
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Alyssa Maxwell
- Aug 10, 2018
- 2 min
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, 2018
- 9 min
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
- Jun 26, 2018
- 2 min
Little House & the Big Controversy
I feel the need, as a writer, to weigh in on the latest controversy surrounding the American Library Association's decision to strip...
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Alyssa Maxwell
- Jan 28, 2018
- 3 min
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, 2017
- 3 min
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
- Jul 4, 2017
- 2 min
Independence Day and Newport
Did you know Rhode Island was the first colony to renounce their alligience to King George and declare independence from England? It's...
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Alyssa Maxwell
- Jun 4, 2017
- 3 min
Blog: Sugar and Spice, and Not So Nice...
Girls' schools can make perfect settings for mystery and intrigue.
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Alyssa Maxwell
- May 27, 2017
- 3 min
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, 2017
- 2 min
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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Alyssa Maxwell
- Apr 1, 2017
- 30 min
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, 2017
- 2 min
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
- Mar 6, 2017
- 1 min
History & Mystery at Murder on the Beach!
This past weekend I joined in a booksigning with two friends at one of South Florida's few independent and its only mystery-specific...
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Alyssa Maxwell
- Feb 26, 2017
- 2 min
Writers on the High Seas!
Last week, I sailed away from my normal, solitary writing schedule across the wide, beautiful Gulf of Mexico with the Florida Romance...
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Alyssa Maxwell
- Aug 29, 2016
- 9 min
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
Author of the Gilded Newport Mysteries
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A Lady and Lady's Maid Mysteries
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