I enjoy this series. I love the history of Newport and the mystery always keeps me guessing. This time we had two mysteries - the murder and the what is happening at the newspaper. I enjoy Emma's strong character and going after what she wants.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for my eARC in exchange for an honest review. - I look forward to the net in the series

Murder at Crossways by Alyssa Maxwell is the 7th installment in the Gilded Newport Mystery series. This is my first delve into this fabulous series myself, and I loved every minute of it.

Set near the turn of the century, 1898 Newport late summer/early fall, this book features a strong female character Emma Cross who is balancing between two worlds (those of a “working gal” as the Editor in Chief of the Newport Messenger Newspaper) and that of a distant relative of Cornelius Vanderbilt).

She is an independent and confident woman who has a strong moral compass, and has a radar for getting to the bottom of mysteries, murders, and shenanigans.

I enjoyed her surrounding friends, coworkers, and loved ones, and I felt the characters were realistic and complex.

I loved the intricacies of the mysteries and murders, and would love to see how this series continues to develop with future installments. I will now have to read back and start from the beginning.

5/5 stars.

Thank you NetGalley and Kensington for this ARC and in return I am submitting my unbiased and voluntary review and opinion.

Murder at Crossways is a great mystery and the seventh in series. It is the first I have read in this series and I will go back and read the others. Great characters and well written.