As a cousin to the Vanderbilts, Emma Cross was raised in Newport among the families of great wealth and large estates. Her aunt left her a small manor and she receives an inheritance from Cornelius Vanderbilt that allows her to live comfortably, but far from the wealth of others. At a party at Beacon Rock, the Morgan’s estate, she escapes the conversations about yachts and racing by walking on the grounds accompanied by Lucy Carnegie. As they approach the water, they discover the body of a young woman floating close to the dock. It is Lillian Fahey, the daughter of the engineer whose designs have been used in many of the racing yachts. The police are quick to dismiss this as a suicide. Emma, however, believes that an intelligent independent woman would not be quick to take her own life.

Emma, an investigative journalist, is engaged to Derrick, the newspaper’s owner. She is no stranger to murder investigations. With Derrick’s support and her connections in the community she begins an investigation into Lillian’s death. Evidence suggests that Lillian was seeing someone connected to the crew of one of the yachts. Emma also discovers that some of her father’s plans have been stolen. These are normally locked away, but Lillian had access to them. Members of the yachting group in Newport are influential and powerful, making Emma’s investigation more difficult. She is acquainted with everyone involved and fears that one of them is the murderer. She has a strong sense of justice that will not let her quit. Even though she was raised near the water, she is not comfortable around boats. When she finally discovers a clue to the murderer’s identity, it leads to a life threatening escape over water. Alyssa Maxwell’s series takes you into the lives and estates of 1900s elite society and Murder at Beacon Rock will leave you hoping to see more of these adventures with Emma Cross. I would like to thank NetGalley and Kensington Books for providing this book for my review.

It's the Summer of 1900 and the location is Newport, RI, the playground of the rich and famous of the Gilded Age. Emma Cross is a lesser Vanderbilt who makes her living as a reporter....and a darned good homicide investigator. With her place in society being able to move both upstairs and downstairs gives her an advantage over the police. Now, in the 10th book in this great historical series, Emma is engaged to one of the upstairs group. Derrick Andrews. He is member of the New York Yacht Club and together they are attending an event at Beacon Rock, the Summer cottage of Edwin Morgan. Among all of the yachts clustered at the base of Beacon Rock Emma and Lucy Carnegie discover a drowned woman. It turns out that she has ties to the yachting community and The America's Cup. The police declare it an accidental death but Emma is sure it's murder.
One of the aspects of this series that I enjoy is the vivid painting of the world of the Gilded Age. Not only the houses, the decor and the fashions but the real life people of the era. My favorite in this mystery has to be Lucy Carnegie. She is a breath of fresh air, a woman who speaks her mind and can hold her own in a man's world.
This is another well plotted mystery in a great series that is best read in order. If you enjoy historical mysteries then this series is a must for your TBR shelf. My thanks to the publisher Kensington and to NetGalley for giving me an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

Alyssa Maxwell’s mysteries offer the reader an insiders look at upperclass Society during the Gilded Age. Her heroine is determined to pursue a career during a period when gentile women were not expected to have such interests.

I enjoy Maxwell’s descriptions of the Newport cottages and very sheltered women. This latest installment in the series moves the personal life of our protagonist forward, but I didnt enjoy the story as much as most in the series. I missed her interaction with her familt and the contrast between her life and theirs.

I loved the feel of this book. Emma and Derrick take on Newport! They were such a cohesive team, trusting each other fully and unraveling the mystery together. The mystery itself didn’t feel as dire as in previous books, but perhaps that’s due to none of Emma’s Vanderbilt cousins being in any way involved. I look forward to where the author takes us next!

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.

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.