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Murder at the Elms
Gilded Newport Mystery (Book 11)
- Author
- Alyssa Maxwell
- Narrator
- Lauren Ezzo
- Publisher
- Highbridge Company
- Publish Date
- 22 August 2023
- Run Time
- 9 hours 14 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Emma and Derrick are invited to the fete, which culminates not only in a fabulous musicale but an unforeseen tragedy—a chambermaid is found dead in the coal tunnel. In short order, it is also discovered that a guest's diamond necklace is missing and a laborer has disappeared.
Detective Jessie Whyte entreats Emma and Derrick to help with the investigation and determine if the murdered maid and stolen necklace are connected. As the dark deeds cast a shadow over the blazing mansion, it's up to Emma to shine a light on the culprit . . .
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Details
- Author
- Alyssa Maxwell
- Narrator
- Lauren Ezzo
- Duration
- 9 hours 14 minutes
- Release Date
- 22 August 2023
- ISBN
- 9781696610698
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Highbridge Company
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Historical crime and mysteries
Synopsis
1901: Back from their honeymoon in Italy, Emma and Derrick are adapting to married life as they return to their duties at their jointly owned newspaper, the Newport Messenger. The Elms, coal baron Edward Berwind's newly completed Bellevue Avenue estate, is newsworthy for two reasons: A modern mansion for the new century, it is one of the first homes in America to be wired for electricity with no backup power system, generated by coal from Berwind's own mines. And their servants—with a single exception—have all gone on strike to protest their working conditions. Summarily dismissing and replacing his staff with cool and callous efficiency, Berwind throws a grand party to showcase the marvels of his new "cottage." Emma and Derrick are invited to the fete, which culminates not only in a fabulous musicale but an unforeseen tragedy—a chambermaid is found dead in the coal tunnel. In short order, it is also discovered that a guest's diamond necklace is missing and a laborer has disappeared. Detective Jessie Whyte entreats Emma and Derrick to help with the investigation and determine if the murdered maid and stolen necklace are connected. As the dark deeds cast a shadow over the blazing mansion, it's up to Emma to shine a light on the culprit . . .
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