Robin M. (robinmy) - , reviewed on 10/12/2019 + 2118 more book reviews

A ball is being given at the Vanderbilt's newly rebuilt summer cottage, The Breakers. Reporter Emma Cross, a not-so-rich cousin to the Vanderbilts, receives an invitation and decides to report on the event for the local newspaper. When Emma witnesses the murder of Cornelius Vanderbilt's financial secretary and her stepbrother Brady is arrested, Emma knows he would never kill anyone. Emma decides to use her sleuthing ability to uncover the real killer and get Brady out of jail.

I've visited Newport a couple of times and thought the idea of a mystery set in The Breakers was a great idea. I loved the setting and the fact that they used real historical figures as some of the major characters in the story. Emma is an independent woman who makes a list of suspects and works at figuring out which one is the killer. The mystery plot was a bit thin. It was kind of easy to figure out who the killer was. But I enjoyed the story enough to look forward to the next book in the series. My rating: 3.5 Stars.

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