Robin M. (robinmy) - , reviewed on 1/1/2022 + 2115 more book reviews

While covering a polo match for the newspaper, Emma Cross sees a woman approach security and demand to speak with Edith Wetmore, wife of Senator George Wetmore. Security turns her away because she clearly does not belong in polite society. Later that evening, Emma receives a call from the police asking to meet her at the Wetmore's home, Chateau Sur Mer. When she arrives, the police show her the body of the woman from the polo match. She is laying dead at the bottom of the grand staircase. The police believe she accidentally slipped on the stairs and are reluctant to investigate. Mrs. Wetmore asks Emma to use her sleuthing skills to discover this woman's identity and how she got inside the mansion.

This is the fifth book in the Gilded Newport Mystery series. I love that the author includes real people and real places in her story. The mystery is good with lots of suspects and red herrings. My only problem with the story is the two men who are pursuing Emma. It's getting old and she really doesn't seem that interested in either of them. My rating: 4 Stars.

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