Bibliograph

A gilded grave, Shelley Freydont

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A gilded grave, Shelley Freydont

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

A gilded grave

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

915745470

Responsibility statement

Shelley Freydont

Series statement

Newport Gilded Age mystery, 1

Summary

First in a new series from the author of the Celebration Bay mysteries In 1895, the height of the Gilded Age, the social elite spend their summers in Newport, Rhode Island. Within the walls of their fabulous "cottages," competition for superiority is ruthless and so are the players. During her first Newport season, Deanna Randolph attends a ball given in honor of Lord David Manchester, a Barbadian sugar magnate, and his sister, Madeline. The Manchesters are an immediate success-along with their exotic manservant and his fortune-telling talents. But on the nearby cliffs, a young maid lies dead-and suspicion falls on Joseph Ballard, a member of one of the town's most prestigious families. Joe humiliated Deanna when he rebuffed an engagement to her, but while he may be a cad, she knows he isn't a killer. Now the reluctant allies must navigate a world of parties, tennis matches, and seances to find the real murderer. But a misstep among the glittering upper classes could leave them exposed to something far more dangerous than malicious gossip From the Trade Paperback edition

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