I admit to being a fan of this long running series, each of which is enjoyable as a standalone, because of the Gilded Age Newport setting and because of the intrepid Emma Cross, a poor relation of the Vanderbilts. Emma and her fiance Derrick, both journalists find themselves at a dinner party at Edwin Morgan's estate- and she's bored until she finds the body of Lillian, the daughter of a yacht designer (and talented in her own right) floating in the water. The powerful elite want this shoved under the dock so to speak but Emma can't let it go. Her investigation, with the help of her friend reveals a dark underside to Newport society. It's classic cozy in some ways but it's also a look at classism even among the entitled. Thanks to netgalley for the ARC. A good read.

This is the second book by this author that I have read and found it even better than the first. I love the mystery and suspense that Ms Maxwell has a wonderful way of writing. The characters are well written and suit the situation that they find themselves in. Emma is a wonderful character who likes to think logically and is strong and straightforward but on a personal note, is a little insecure. This makes her very human. The romance was more evident in this story but there was no sex which helped make this a delightful read for me. I look forward to the next book to see if there is something that will cause disruption to their wedding. Just my thoughts. I received this as an ARC from NetGalley and freely give my review.

Murder at Beacon Rock, #10 in the A Gilded Newport Mystery series by Alyssa Maxwell, is as excellent as the previous books. I love how well researched these books are, and the skillful manner in which the history is woven into the fabric of the story. Ms. Maxwell is very adept at that. Set in the summer of 1900 Newport Road Island, this murder mystery is twisted and very interesting.
Reporter Emma Cross is attending a dinner at the Morgan estate when, through the course of the evening, she discovers the body of a drowned young woman. Though the police wish to label her death as a suicide, Emma suspects foul play and sets about to prove it.
If you enjoy engrossing historical mysteries, this book is not to be missed.
Thank you NetGalley and #KensingtonPublishing for granting my request for an ARC of this book. All opinions are my own.
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"The New York Yacht Club's exclusive gathering at Newport, Rhode Island's Beacon Rock mansion hits stormy seas in the summer of 1900 when reporter Emma Cross, a lesser Vanderbilt, discovers a drowned corpse in Alyssa Maxwell’s tenth Gilded Newport Mystery...

As a reporter, Emma is used to covering Newport's social events. But this time she is appearing on the arm of her fiancé, Derrick Andrews, at a small but exclusive gathering of the New York Yacht Club at Beacon Rock, the Grecian-inspired summer "cottage" of Edwin and Elizabeth Morgan. The members - which include cousin and Yacht Club Commodore John Pierpoint Morgan and widow Lucy Carnegie, the first woman to be admitted to the Club - are there to discuss their strategy for the next America's Cup Challenge, to be held in New York Harbor the following summer.

But it's Emma who must come up with a strategy when she discovers a woman's body bobbing against one of the hulls of the boats moored at the base of Beacon Rock. Is it possible she fell from the Newport ferry and was carried by the tide? Or could she have drowned herself or fallen victim to foul play?

After the woman is identified as the missing daughter of a yacht designer, the police - with the exception of Emma's friend Detective Jesse Whyte - hastily conclude she is a suicide, perhaps to quiet any scandal for the Morgans, since her body was found floating near their property. But Emma suspects the woman was murdered and begins to sort through a who’s who of sportsmen, boat crews, and the Newport elite in search of a stone-cold killer..."

The Gilded Age has brought about a renewed love of Newport, which means you ALL should be checking out this series!

This is how a cozy, historical fiction mystery should be written. The tenth book in the series, but I see no signs of a drop off in quality. Emma Cross, a native of Newport and distant relative of the Vanderbilt clan, is attending a party with her fiance at Beacon Rock when she discovers the body of a young woman, who appears to have drowned. While some of police are quick to decide the young woman took her own life, Emma is certain she was murdered. This all takes place with the America's Cup and yachting in the background. What Maxwell does so well is weave actual Gilded Age persons into her plots in a way that doesn't seem forced. Her author's notes are always interesting. If you are a fan of "The Gilded Age" tv series, then you will like these books. They should be read in order, if possible, for character development.

It takes place in Newport Rhode Island in the summer of 1900.
They found a dead body that was drowned it was a lady The woman's name that died was Lillian Fahey. She was only 18 years old.
Emma figured out that Tyrone killer Lillian Fahey. She saw Lillies on a card which was lillians favorite flower. Tyrone figured out Emma knows after Emma went back to the boathouse.
It is good she figured it out because the killer needed to be put in his place. Tyrone ended up drowning after a boat acciden.
This book was approved for me to read and review by netgalley and the publisher.

I love this series based in Newport, during the Gilded Age when the Robber Barons ruled. The Vanderbilts, the Morgans, the Astors, and the four hundred. Into this exalted company, we have a distant cousin of the Vanderbilts, Emma Cross, who has inherited her Aunt's home that overlooks the Atlantic, and her handsome, wealthy fiancee, Derrick Andrews, the owner of two newspapers that she works for, she is a modern lady, without being a militant feminist. At least Emma is wise enough to recognize true love and accepts Derrick's help when she needs it; this time, not waiting for Derrick almost gets her killed. The Yacht Club crowd has gathered in Newport to participate in practice runs off the point of Beacon Rock, near one of the Morgan family summer homes, when Emma and Lucy Carnegie find a dead woman trapped under the dock of the Morgan family home. Off to the races we go; who murdered her and why? Is it one of the four hundred or one of the very rough crew members? This is a clean, cozy read, but I do like the realistic behavior of Emma and Derrick; they kiss and hug and behave as people in love do, but nothing more than that.
I highly recommend! Thank you #Netgalley #MurderAtBeaconRock

Emma Cross is on the periphery of the fabled 400. Not quite one of them she is related to a number of Vanderbilts. Now that she is engaged to Derrick Andrews, who is socially "above" her, she has to walk a fine tightrope. The wives of the yacht club members don't know what to make of a woman who doesn't sail or ride and works as a reporter. Obviously they need to teach her how to be one of them! Finding a drowned woman does not endear her to the ladies and investigating the circumstances really puts their backs up. I love the support Derrick gives her even as Emma is afraid her social standing will hurt him. This series is a fascinating look at Newport at the turn of the century.

Reporter Emma Cross stumbles across a dead body while attending a gathering of yacht club members at Beacon Rock. An amateur sleuth as well as a relative of the Vanderbilts, Emma has access to the fancy mansions in 1900 Newport. A yachting competition is in the wind and the players are assembled together at the Morgans’ invite. Out on the dock, Emma helps fish the lifeless body of an unknown woman from the water. The members’ boats are moored offshore. Could the woman have fallen from the ferry on her way to the island? Or was she pushed from one of those fancy yachts? When she turns out to be the daughter of a yacht designer who’d drawn up plans for design improvements, Emma suspects murder. With the help of her fiancé, she sifts through the yachtsmen and their crew to determine who might be guilty. “Murder at Beacon Rock” is another delightful installment in the Gilded Newport series. Emma is an intrepid and enterprising woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her goal. It’s been a pleasure to follow her progress throughout this series. A puzzling mystery to solve, an engaging sleuth, and an evocative setting blend into an enticing tale of murder and mayhem.

These Newport cozy mysteries are always just right and I hate to see the story end. Emma and Derrick are back, newly engaged, yet still needing to announce the engagement to the world. The story takes place at Beacon Rock, over near Fort Adams. A dinner party, a drowned girl, and who did it. The story moves quickly with twists and turns of who the killer could be. I enjoyed reading, had no idea who the murderer was, and look forward to the next installment. I believe the book can be a stand alone, but it more enjoyable having been read in order. Thanks to NetGalley, Kensington Books, and Ms. Maxwell for the pre-read in exchange for an honest review.

Tenth mystery in the Gilded Newport Mysteries
Emma Cross, a relative of the Vanderbilts and newspaper reporter is attending a dinner party
with her fiancé Derrick Andrew. The host and guests are all members of the New York Yacht Club.
When Emma, along with another guest, discover the body of a woman floating in the water, the police are called in to investigate. Emma disagrees when it is ruled as a suicide - she feels the quick resolution is due to the police not wanting to offend the upper class host and guests. When it is revealed that the woman is the daughter of an engineer who works on the aerodynamics of racing yachts, Emma sets out to uncover the connections between the engineer, his daughter and yacht club members. Will Emma be able to uncover the murderer without endangering herself or others?
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This is one of my favorite series. I love the characters and reading about the Newport area when all the houses were private residences. The mysteries keep me guessing but with enough clues that I feel I could figure it out.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for my eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Discovering a woman’s body bobbing against the hull of the boats moored at the base of Beacon Rock does not endear Emma Cross' to society matrons. When the police hastily conclude she is a suicide, perhaps to quiet any scandal, Emma takes it on herself to prove that it was murder. Time is short to catch a stone-cold killer before he gets away!

Emma Cross is back, and she is out to find justice! I'm always happy to come back to this series and see what happens next. Beacon Rock was a place that I hadn't heard of before, so I was interested to hear about this Newport mansion. Emma herself seemed a little out of character, being uneasy about being seen with her fiance, and then not verifying a suspect's alibi.

It was also fun that the investigation took her away from Newport and into New York City. Learning a few details about how they used to sit for photographs was interesting. The sailing aspect did not keep my attention as much, but did play a part in solving the mystery.

Readers who have enjoyed the series so far will no doubt enjoy this latest installment.

Set in the early 1900s Newport, Murder at Beacon Rock is the tenth in the delightful Gilded Newport series. Not only does the reader encounter delicious murder but also bits of romance, a huge dollop of wonderful historical details and secrets galore. Author Alyssa Maxwell writes beautifully and clearly does her research as evinced in her stories as well as her fascinating notes at the back. Lucy Carnegie's and Lucy Fahey's stories are particularly interesting, taken from history.

Emma and Derrick both work for the Messenger newspaper and are also engaged to be married. They are both socialites in a fashion but not arrogant or ostentatious. Quite the opposite, though Emma is related to Cornelius Vanderbilt. At a New York Yacht Club get together at breathtaking Beacon Rock, a drowned female body is found along with a ring. Emma and Derrick are in attendance and use their wits, smarts and ingenuity to dig for clues and ferret out suspects and in doing so encounter other crimes. Detective Myers isn't keen on female assistance.

My favourite aspects are the focus on yachting (I love the sea but have very little knowledge on yachting) and the detailed descriptions of class, dress, atmosphere, portrayal of genders and social mores of the era. The creative blending in of real people such as the Vanderbilts and Morgans is done masterfully and adds another layer, elevating a good book to a great one. Those Historical Fiction readers who enjoy the addition of mystery ought to seek out this series which continues to enthral and enchant. The atmosphere and characters are easy to envision.

My sincere thank you to Kensington Books and NetGalley for the privilege of reading this charming book.

I’ve read all of the books in Alyssa Maxwell’s “Gilded Newport” mystery series and enjoyed them very much. I appreciate the fact that I was able to read the latest entry, Murder at Beacon Rock, thanks to NetGalley. Emma Cross is a wonderful protagonist, and I have always liked the formula of these books, in which she is invited to the social events of elite society through her Vanderbilt connections, but sees them through the eyes of a middle-class reporter. Her observations and insights are intriguing, and the mysteries compelling. Murder at Beacon Rock is enjoyable and interesting, although slightly less so than the previous books in the series. I’m wondering if the more settled status of Emma and Derrick has created less friction and intrigue, or if there were simply fewer twists and turns to solving this murder.

An entertaining and well-written historical mystery with its array of likeable and interesting characters. There are a number of twists and turns and lots of suspects as the author tries to leave you guessing (Although I did guess the murderer before the answer was revealed) This is the 10th book in this series and despite not having read the other's I didn't feel like I was missing out so could be read as a stand alone. An advanced copy was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Alyssa Maxwell is once again in fine form with #MurderatBeaconRock, the tenth in her Gilded Newport mystery series, featuring Emma Cross, a newspaper report in Newport, RI.

This time Emma gets involved in a murder investigation when she and another guest discover the body of a young woman in the waters off of Beacon Rock, a Newport “cottage” owned by Edmund and Elizabeth Morgan. The Morgans are hosting a number of guests who are members of the New York Yacht Club, interested in working together to win the Americas Cup. Recently engaged, Emma and her fiancé, Derrick Andrews (newspaper owner/publisher) are skeptical of the initial conclusion of the police that the woman, Lillian Fahey, threw herself from the ferry and drowned after being rejected by a lover, especially after discovering that the victim’s father helps to design yachts.

Emma and Derrick believe that police have hastily landed on an explanation that will cause the least inconvenience to the wealthy Morgans and their guests. As in the previous books, Emma is an intelligent, persistent and strong character. Since she and Derrick are engaged, they are able to work together more than in many of the previous mysteries, and it was wonderful to see more of the interaction between them in both personal and professional settings.

There are a number of twists and a variety of suspects before the murderer is identified. Although the 10th in the series, I believe this could be read and enjoyed as a stand-alone. Another delightful entry in this entertaining series!

Thanks to #Kensington Books and #NetGalley for the ARC.

Murder at Beacon Rock by Alyssa Maxwell is the tenth mystery in the Gilded Newport Mysteries series and in this mystery, Emma, a lesser Vanderbilt and newspaper reporter, finds herself wrapped up in another murder investigation when she finds a body floating in the sea. Together with her fiancé, Derrick, she goes in the search for the killer, putting herself in danger in the process.

I have read a few of the Gilded Newport mysteries and I enjoyed this latest mystery as much as the others. I really enjoy the character of Emma and the way that she is making a name for her l self as a woman in this time period. I like the detailing and the way the story brings you to the 1900s Newport setting. The mystery was enjoyable and easy to read. I enjoyed this mystery and look forward to reading more in this series!

Enjoyable read of the continuing story of a woman who lives just outside of the Newport elite. She works for a newsletter with her fiance, and finds herself investigating a possible murder.

This is the first book I have read in this series and I loved it! I realized I loved the Gilded Age after watching The Gilded Age on HBO Max. I love the characters and that the protagonist isn't part of the 400. And the setting in Newport is amazing being right on the water. This book is full page-turning action and intrigue. I highly recommend it! This is a stand-alone book, but I'm looking forward to catching up with the first nine books in this series.