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Fiction, Published 2018, 304p. by Alyssa Maxwell

In the late 19th century, Newport, RI, is home to some of America’s wealthiest citizens. It’s also the beat of society Reporter Emma Cross, a less well-heeled cousin to the illustrious Vanderbilts, who occasionally moonlights in solving murders. This is a fictional mystery with a good amount of historical detail, depicting the Gilded Era’s contentious transition from gaslight to electricity and mixing in several authentic characters amidst the beautiful setting of Ochre Court.