Author: alyssamaxwell
A trip to Staffordshire for Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her lady’s maid, Eva Huntford, leads to murder in a famed pottery works . . . Following the devastation of the Great War, England’s noble class takes comfort in honoring tradition. To celebrate their grandparents’ wedding anniversary, Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her siblings travel to Staffordshire to commission a china service bearing the Wroxly … coat of arms from the venerated Crown Lily Potteries, a favorite of Queen Mary. The two leading designers at the illustrious china manufacturer offer competing patterns. But when one of them is found dead—his body crushed…
In late nineteenth-century Newport, Rhode Island, journalist Emma Cross discovers the newest form of transportation has become the newest type of murder weapon . . . On a clear July day in 1899, the salty ocean breeze along Bellevue Avenue carries new smells of gasoline and exhaust as Emma, now editor-in-chief of the Newport Messenger, covers Newport’s first-ever automobile parade. But the … festive atmosphere soon turns to shock as young Philip King drunkenly swerves his motorcar into a wooden figure of a nanny pushing a pram on the obstacle course. That evening, at a dinner party hosted by Ella…
As England recovers from its costly involvement in the Great War, Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her lady’s maid, Eva Huntford, find the steady comforts of their lives unsettled by a local case of murder . . . Eva is excited for a visit from her sister Alice, who lives in Suffolk with her husband and three children. But when Alice arrives alone, desiring a break from her family, Eva becomes concerned. … family, Eva becomes concerned. Her dismay deepens as Alice starts spending time with a former beau, Keenan Ripley, who owns the nearby pear orchard. At the same time,…
In summer 1898, reporter Emma attends the season’s final party at a grand mansion where a visiting prince will be the guest of honor. But when the royal appears dead in the garden, Emma sets out to unmask the killer… A “tricky mystery” (Kirkus Reviews)!
When a chilly marriage of convenience ends in death, Julia Renshaw is accused of her new husband’s murder! Can Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her maid clear Julia’s name? “Well-disguised clues lead to a clever and satisfying denouement. Downton Abbey fans will have fun” (Publishers Weekly).
“A rich broth of a mystery” (Kirkus Reviews): In 1898 Newport, reporter Emma is covering a high-profile coming out ball at Ochre Court. But the glitzy event turns deadly when the star debutante is murdered. Can Emma cast a light on the true killer?
In 19th-century Newport, society reporter Emma Cross covers the glamorous lives of the superrich. But when a woman turns up dead after disrupting a polo match, the intrepid sleuth stumbles into an investigation that could prove fatal!
Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her lady’s maid, Eva Huntford, encounter an uncharitable killer at a charity luncheon sponsored by a posh school for girls . . . Good deeds build good character, and good character is what the Haverleigh School for Young Ladies is all about. Lady Phoebe—with the tireless assistance of Eva—has organized a luncheon to benefit wounded veterans of the Great War, encouraging … the Great War, encouraging the students to participate in the cooking and the baking. But too many cooks add up to a recipe for disaster when the school’s headmistress, Miss Finch, is fatally…
A glittering mystery that’s perfect for fans of Downton Abbey: Intrepid reporter Emma Cross is determined to solve a murder that occurred in the Vanderbilts’ opulent summer home. And if she doesn’t, her brother may pay the price.