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Alyssa Maxwell

Oct 24, 20237 min read

A Frank Conversation with Emma Cross

(Previously posted at Fresh Fiction) 1. How would you describe your family or your childhood? It’s complicated! My father is an...

Alyssa Maxwell

Jun 27, 202311 min read

Excerpt: Murder at The Elms

I turned in at the service driveway. Approaching the delivery entrance was like venturing into another world entirely from the one the...

Alyssa Maxwell

Nov 1, 20215 min read

Newport, RI: The Perfect Place for a Murder Mystery

(First published by Crime Reads Sept. 10 2021) By definition, part of what makes a mystery a “cozy” is that it takes place within limited...

Alyssa Maxwell

Jul 9, 20218 min read

Excerpt: Murder at Wakehurst

September 14, 1899 The seemingly impossible had happened, and with so little fanfare it might almost have gone unnoticed. Except that the...

Alyssa Maxwell

Oct 8, 20203 min read

Wonders Come in Small Packages: An Overview of Kingscote

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

Alyssa Maxwell

Sep 12, 20202 min read

Choosing Kingscote for a Gilded Newport Mystery

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....