April 1903: Emma and Derrick Andrews have been invited to the wedding of her cousin Reggie Vanderbilt and heiress Cathleen Neilson at the Bellevue Mansion, Arleigh. Their hosts are a popular young couple who are leasing the home for the summer—Harry and Elizabeth “Bessie” Lehr. Known for his practical jokes, Harry is the toast of parties, earning a reputation as the court jester of the Gilded Age. However, as Emma soon learns, behind closed doors he is dead serious.
Following the wedding, Bessie comes to Emma for help, insisting that her husband is cruel to her in private, telling her outright he married her only for her money and finds her repulsive. Divorce is unthinkable. Now she believes he is plotting to murder her and make it look like an a broken balcony railing she might have leaned on, a loose stair runner that could have sent her tumbling down a staircase, faulty brakes in the car she uses . . .
Some would say being trapped in a loveless marriage is a fate worse than death. Not Bessie—she wants to live! Unsure if these situations are mere coincidences or add up to premeditated sabotage, Emma agrees to investigate and determine if Newport’s merry prankster is engaged in a cold-blooded game of life or death . . . (Summary via Goodreads)
Alyssa Maxwell knows how to draw readers into her stories and maintain your attention from start to finish. Her stories are filled with lovable characters, crafty characters, characters you do not want to ever be alone with anywhere !! Her stories are captivating and full of secrets, mystery, love, hate, family, and so much more !!
Murder at Arleigh, is the thirteenth book in her Gilded Newport Mystery series and when you start reading it, you feel like you are returning to your summer house after a time away. And you are right in time for a wedding !!!
Main character Emma Andrews and her husband Derrick are attending the wedding of Emma's cousin Reggie. But that is not the best part .... After the wedding is over Bessie Lehr, one of the host of the property where Reggie wed, calls upon Emma. Bessie insists that her husband Harry is trying to kill her and she wants Emma to prove it. Now I know what you are thinking ..... Emma usually gets involved after there has been a murder so how is this going to work ??
Even though Emma has her hands full with baby Annamarie, running the Messenger with her husband, and following up on any story worth publishing, she cannot help but feel drawn to Bessie's concerns. Especially after meeting Harry and seeing how he treats people.
Emma has learned though so she does enlist the help of her husband and her brother to help see what they can also learn while she sticks to Bessie as much as she can.
Don't worry fans things will turn and you will be on the craziest rollercoaster ride ever and all you can do is hang on and try to help Emma solve things before it gets too late ......
Every time I open one of Maxwell's books, I know that I am in for a real treat and cannot wait for the next book !!!
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