A Most Murderous Holiday
(2024)(The second book in the Murder Most Gilded Age series)
A novel by Bianca Blythe
Newport, 1892. Ruby Irving, the spirited daughter of a Nevada tycoon, is looking forward to a quiet summer studying medicine and avoiding Boston's elite after her infamous jilting at the altar. But when she's reluctantly invited to spend the season at her rival Dorothea Tremont's Newport estate, Ruby finds herself swept into a mystery that's anything but relaxing.
Mr. Tremont, Dorothea's influential father, has disappeared without a trace, and a chilling ransom note arrives, threatening scandal if the police are called. Desperate to keep their family's reputation intact, Mrs. Tremont insists Ruby—known for uncovering the truth behind her ex-fiancé's murder—take on the investigation.
Thrust into Newport's world of garden parties, wealthy suitors, and scheming aristocrats, Ruby must unearth clues amidst the opulence of high society. But as tensions rise and secrets unfold, Ruby realizes that her own life might be in jeopardy. Can she solve the mystery before becoming the next target in a web of intrigue?
This is a 29,000 word historical mystery novella.
Genre: Mystery
Mr. Tremont, Dorothea's influential father, has disappeared without a trace, and a chilling ransom note arrives, threatening scandal if the police are called. Desperate to keep their family's reputation intact, Mrs. Tremont insists Ruby—known for uncovering the truth behind her ex-fiancé's murder—take on the investigation.
Thrust into Newport's world of garden parties, wealthy suitors, and scheming aristocrats, Ruby must unearth clues amidst the opulence of high society. But as tensions rise and secrets unfold, Ruby realizes that her own life might be in jeopardy. Can she solve the mystery before becoming the next target in a web of intrigue?
This is a 29,000 word historical mystery novella.
Genre: Mystery
Visitors also looked at these books
Used availability for Bianca Blythe's A Most Murderous Holiday