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Alyssa Maxwell
Feb 2, 20241 min read
Murder at The Breakers on Hallmark!
It's been quite a journey seeing the first book in my Gilded Newport Mysteries adapted for television by Hallmark Movies and Mysteries....
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Alyssa Maxwell
Sep 28, 20232 min read
Highlights from Newport 2023
First thing we love to do is go to La Forge Restaurant in the old Newport Casino, where my husband's brother provides the entertainment...
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Alyssa Maxwell
Sep 24, 20235 min read
Inventions of the Gilded Age
(First posted on Crime Reads, August 2023) "We don’t have a choice in the matter, Mr. McAllistar, we must go where history takes us." In...
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Alyssa Maxwell
Jun 16, 20233 min read
On the Set of PBS's Between the Covers
Between the Covers is a local PBS show featuring authors and their books. Every summer, they do a streaming series featuring authors who...
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Alyssa Maxwell
Mar 7, 202219 min read
Excerpt: Murder at Beacon Rock
Newport, RI, July 1900 The high-sprung carriage, pulled by a matching pair of Cleveland bays, crossed the bridge that spanned a vast,...
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Alyssa Maxwell
Nov 1, 20215 min read
Newport, RI: The Perfect Place for a Murder Mystery
(First published by Crime Reads Sept. 10 2021) By definition, part of what makes a mystery a “cozy” is that it takes place within limited...
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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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