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Murder at the Breakers (Gilded Newport Mysteries #1)

Alyssa Maxwell

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Jul 09, 2020 Pam rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020-books-read, cozy-mystery, rhode-island

AUTHOR Maxwell, Alyssa
TITLE Murder at the Breakers
DATE READ 07/06/20
RATING 4/B
FIRST SENTENCE
GENRE/ PUB DATE/PUBLISHER / # OF Cozy Mystery/2014/libby e book / 282 pgs
SERIES/STAND-ALONE #1 Gilded Newport Mysteries
CHALLENGE Good Reads 2020 Reading Goal 128/120;
GROUP READ Good Reads Mystery/Thriller
TIME/PLACE Late 1800's Newport, RI
CHARACTERS Emma Cross/ a society column journalist and "poor" relation to the Vanderbilts
COMMENTS Very nice start to this series and will be reading more. At a par ...more

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Apr 24, 2014 Suzanne rated it liked it

Shelves: cozy-mysteries, historical-fiction, kindle, 1800s

3.5 stars! I quite liked the intrepid Emma Cross. Really cool time period and setting. I'll definitely continue the series! ...more

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Sep 25, 2020 Traci rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Wonderful historical mystery

This book is a wonderful mix of characters and history. It is easy to visualize being back in the late 1800s in Newport RI It’s a glimpse of what the life of the Vanderbilts and Astors must have been like and what it was like to be a servant to them. The main character, Emma, is a strong willed independent and smart woman born into a good family but not the wealth. Her devotion to her brother and friends is very apparent as is her steadfast support of them. She finds ...more

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