Murder at Vinland
Murder at Vinland by Alyssa Maxwell is a historical mystery set in August 1901, published by Kensington on August 20, 2024. This edition spans 304 pages and is presented in English. The story follows reporter and sleuth Emma Cross Andrews as she investigates a series of poisonings targeting the society wives of Newport’s elite during a fundraiser at the Viking-themed home of her relative, Florence Vanderbilt Twombly.
As Emma attends the event, she initially perceives it as a harmless gathering focused on bird protection. However, her perspective shifts dramatically when a guest falls mysteriously ill after consuming poisoned petit fours. Accompanied by police detective Jesse Whyte, Emma delves into the investigation, uncovering a sinister plot that extends beyond the initial incident. With letters and desserts tainted with toxins appearing at other Newport cottages, Emma and Jesse must navigate a web of motives and means to protect the targeted women. This narrative intertwines elements of mystery and historical context, providing readers with an engaging exploration of early 20th-century society.
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Reporter and sleuth Emma Cross Andrews must stop a bold poisoner who is targeting the society wives of the Four Hundred in Gilded Age Newport, Rhode Island . . .
August 1901: A fundraiser for a new Rhode Island Audubon Society brings Emma to Vinland, the Viking-themed seaside home of her relative, Florence Vanderbilt Twombly, where the guest of honor is Edith Roosevelt, wife of Vice President Theodore Roosevelt. Listening to the speakers and observing the ladies in attendance, Emma is struck by the contrast of the Viking warrior–inspired elements in the house and the admirable but admittedly genteel cause of bird protection. Vinland bears the name of the Vikings’ first landfall in North America, but in this room today there is most assuredly no one to fear.
Emma’s observation of harmless philanthropy is proven wrong the following morning when one of Mrs. Twombly’s houseguests from the luncheon becomes mysteriously and dangerously ill. Accompanying police detective Jesse Whyte, Emma discovers a box of petit fours supposedly sent by Mrs. Roosevelt. They promptly rule out the Second Lady as a suspect, but someone has poisoned the cakes.
Soon another box of desserts as well as letters tainted with ink containing caustic toxins show up at other grand Newport cottages. Are the ladies from the luncheon being targeted? Emma and Jesse must sort through possible motives and means because now more than the birds need protection . . .
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