“Please, all of you, wait here.” Without another word, Mr. Tremaine hurried out of the conference room, with Percy Bateman hard on his...

(First posted on Victoria Magazine's Victoria Vignettes blog, 9/24/20) Kingscote, on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, RI, was built in 1838...

Previously appeared on The Wickeds blog, Sept. 7, 2020 I’m often asked how I choose each house I write about. My reasons vary, actually....

(Originally posted on the Chicks on the Case blog) I do a lot of research for my writing, much of it intentional, some of it accidental....

Newport, RI, July 1899 Bellevue Avenue teemed with color, fragrance, and a wide-eyed wonderment at the country’s newest technology. It...

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

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

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

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

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

“Take my advice, Miss Cross, and marry a rich man. Then you may do whatever you like.” The train from New York City to North Kingstown, Rho

I feel the need, as a writer, to weigh in on the latest controversy surrounding the American Library Association's decision to strip...

In the time period of my Gilded Newport Mysteries, wealthy women--those who belonged to the elite social group called The 400--were...

As I'm sure most of you know - because I certainly make no secret of the fact -this week saw the release of Murder at Chateau sur Mer....

Did you know Rhode Island was the first colony to renounce their alligience to King George and declare independence from England? It's...

Girls' schools can make perfect settings for mystery and intrigue.

A dilemma facing Emma Cross, my sleuth in The Gilded Newport Mysteries, is whether or not to marry. And if she does decide to marry,...

This is Beatrice Goelet, niece of Ogden and Mary Goelet, who owned Ochre Court in Newport. When I started my reserach for the Murder at...

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

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