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- Title: Murder at Wakehurst
- Author : Alyssa Maxwell
- Release Date : January 31, 2021
- Genre: Historical,Books,Mysteries & Thrillers,Women Sleuths,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 1223 KB
Description
In the autumnal chill of Newport, Rhode Island, at the close of the nineteenth century, journalist Emma Cross discovers an instance of cold-blooded murder on the grounds of a mansion . . .
Following the death of her uncle, Cornelius Vanderbilt, in September 1899, a somber Emma is in no mood for one of Newportās extravagant parties. But to keep Vanderbiltās reckless son Neily out of trouble, she agrees to accompany him to an Elizabethan fete on the lavish grounds of Wakehurst, the Ochre Point ācottageā modeled after an English palace, owned by Anglophile James Van Alen.
Held in Wakehurstās English-style gardens, the festivities will include a swordplay demonstration, an archery competition, scenes from Shakespeareās plays, and even a joust. As Emma wanders the grounds distracted by grief, she overhears a fierce argument between a man and a woman behind a tall hedge. As the joust begins, sheās drawn by the barking of Van Alenās dogs and finds a man on the ground, an arrow through his chest.
The victim is one of the 400ās most influential members, Judge Clayton Schuyler. Could one of the countless criminals heād imprisoned over the years have returned to seek revengeāor could one of his own family members have targeted him? With the help of her beau Derrick Andrews and Detective Jesse Whyte, Emma begins to learn the judge was not the straight arrow he appeared to be. As their investigation leads them in ever-widening circles, Emma will have to score a bullās eye to stop the killer from taking another life . . .