Murder at Ochre Court

Download or read book Murder at Ochre Court written by Alyssa Maxwell and published by A Gilded Newport Mystery. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1898, after a disappointing year as a society columnist for the Herald and staying with her more well-heeled Vanderbilt relatives in New York City, reporter Emma Cross has returned to the salty air, glittering ocean vistas, and grand stately mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, more determined than ever to report on hard news. But for now she's covering the social event of the season at Ochre Court, a coming-out ball designed to showcase Cleo Cooper-Smith, who will be literally on display, fittingly as Cleopatra, in an elaborate tableau vivant. Recently installed modern electricity will allow Miss Cooper-Smith to truly shine. But as the deb ascends to her place of honor, the ballroom is plunged into darkness. When the lights come back on, Cleo sits still on her throne, electrocuted to death.