#Mystery

Alyssa Maxwell

Oct 25, 20194 min read

Excerpt from A SILENT STABBING, A Lady & Lady's Maid Mystery #5 (coming Feb. 25, 2020)

Early the next morning, (Phoebe and her grandfather) made their way, arm in arm, across the tiered gardens, bright with late season mums...

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Alyssa Maxwell

Jul 1, 201913 min read

Excerpt: Murder at Crossways

Chapter One Newport, Rhode Island August 1898 A pair of footmen in livery lifted the wheelchair, one on either side, while two others...

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Alyssa Maxwell

Jun 26, 20191 min read

Beautiful Ochre Court and a Rerelease!

With the rerelease of Murder at Ochre Court in trade paperback (previously only in hardcover and ebook), I thought I'd share this link...

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Alyssa Maxwell

Aug 10, 20182 min read

Beatrice Turner: a Woman of Mystery

Thanks to a reader, I learned about, and then read a biography about, a relatively unknown Newport artist named Beatrice Turner. Miss...

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Alyssa Maxwell

Apr 1, 201730 min read

Excerpt: Murder at Chateau sur Mer

Newport, Rhode Island July 1897 Bits of grass and earth pelted the air as a thunderous pounding rolled down the polo field. Long-handled...

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Alyssa Maxwell

Mar 26, 20172 min read

The Magic of Mystery

Ever since I started writing my Gilded Newport series, fun things have begun happening when my husband and I visit the city. Magical...

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Alyssa Maxwell

Aug 29, 20169 min read

Murder at Rough Point EXCERPT

Newport, RI September 1896 “You will come down from there this instant. Now, sir.” I clapped my hands for emphasis, but to no avail. The...

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Alyssa Maxwell

May 15, 20144 min read

Excerpt from Murder at Marble House

Consuelo came to a halt beside a rosebush. I stopped beside her and waited for her to speak. She remained silent, however, staring at the...

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Alyssa Maxwell

Mar 5, 20143 min read

SleuthFest 2014 - Part 2

With my panel over, I was able to enjoy Saturday at SleuthFest as a regular attendee, i.e., someone eager to soak up the wisdom of...

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Alyssa Maxwell

Feb 6, 201410 min read

Murder At The Breakers Excerpt: Chapter 1, Scene 1

CHAPTER ONE Newport, RI, August 1895 She awoke that morning to an angry sea battering the edges of the promontory, and gusting winds that...

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Alyssa Maxwell

Jan 14, 20142 min read

A Conversation with a Reader

My daughter left yesterday to return to school in NJ, where she's studying to get her PhD. It made me sad to see her leave, but before...

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