Death in a Gilded Frame
1st Edition
Published on 2. January 2024
331 pages
979-8-9851216-9-8 (ISBN)
Description
Newport Summer 1899-yachts, balls, and famed artists eager to paint portraits of Society's "Queens."
Western silver heiress Val Mackle DeVere (Mrs. Roderick W.) agrees to "sit" for a portrait for her beloved Roddy, only to stumble on a scene of bloody, grisly homicide at an art gallery.
Like a figure from Pompeii, the dead Newport gallery manager screams in silence, his hands like claws clutching at a gilt frame pulled down over his head and shoulders while blood darkens his cream-colored suit.
Impulsive, Val reaches for the murder weapon and will find herself suspected, shamed, and shunned as she seeks the killer while learning yet again a lesson taught by Cornelius Vanderbilt IV: "No city on earth is as hostile to outsiders as Newport."
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A fresh start for every new book, and author Tichi's zest for America's Gilded Age and its boldface names draws this seasoned writer to a crime fiction series while uncorking the country's cocktail cultures on the printed page. Tichi digs deep into the Vanderbilt University research library to mine the late 1800-1900s history and customs of Society's "Four Hundred," its drinks, and the ways high-stakes crimes in its midst make for a gripping "Gilded" mystery series that rings true to the tumultuous era. The decades of America's industrial titans and "Queens" of Society have loomed large in Tichi's books for several years, and the titles track her recent projects:.Civic Passions: Seven Who Launched Progressive America (and What They Teach Us).Jack London: A Writer's Fight for a Better America.What Would Mrs. Astor Do? A Complete Guide to the Manners and Mores of the Gilded Age.Gilded Age Cocktails: History, Lore, and Recipes from the Golden Age.Jazz Age Cocktails: History, Lore, and Recipes from the Roaring Twenties..A Gilded Death (crime fiction).Murder, Murder, Murder in Gilded Central Park (crime fiction).A Fatal Gilded High Note (crime fiction).A Deadly Gilded Free Fall (crime fiction).A Fatal Gilded High Note (crime fiction).A Gilded Drowning Pool (crime fiction).Death in a Gilded Frame (crime fiction) Cecelia enjoys membership and posting in Facebook's The Gilded Age Society. You can read more about Cecelia by visiting her Wikipedia page at: https://bit.ly/Tichiwiki or her website: https://cecebooks.com.
