Omnimystery News is pleased to present in this post one of this month's new 1st in Series titles, a mystery, thriller or suspense novel that introduces a recurring character (or characters) …
A Gilded Grave by Shelley Freydont
Series: A Newport Gilded Age Mystery
Publisher: Berkley
What we know about the character: Deanna Randolph is a Newport heiress and amateur sleuth. More about her first murder …
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 séances 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 …
— A Gilded Grave by Shelley Freydont
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