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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...

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...

Alyssa Maxwell

Dec 12, 201811 min read

A MURDEROUS MARRIAGE, A Lady & Lady's Maid Mystery #4 - an Excerpt

Cowes, Isle of Wight, April 1920 Phoebe Renshaw pressed a hand to her stomach in a futile attempt to ease the incessant gnawing inside.

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...

Alyssa Maxwell

Nov 22, 201528 min read

Murder Most Malicious: Chapter 1

“Henry, don’t you dare ignore me!” came a shout from behind the drawing room doors, a command nearly drowned out by staccato notes...

Alyssa Maxwell

Apr 14, 20155 min read

An Excerpt from Murder at Beechwood

Newport, RI, June 29, 1896 I sat up in bed, my heart thumping in my throat, my ears pricked. I’d woken to high-pitched keening, an eerie,...

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...