A Gilded Death

A formal dinner in palatial, Gilded Age Newport stuns Val DeVere when her closest friend whispers a terrifying rumor. The friend's ultra-rich auntie's fatal heart attack at Mrs. Astor's annual ball last winter was murder.

When the aunt's reclusive daughter-and heir-succumbs to "heart failure," Val and husband Roddy probe the deaths to shield their dear friend who is next in line to inherit the family fortune-and sudden death.

Society's "odd couple," Val and Roddy, a.k.a. Valentine and Roderick DeVere, blend his Old New York savvy and her mountain West vision to ask: Is Newport truly Society's "place to take root in," or a dear friend's place to die?

Author: Cecelia Tichi
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Cecelia Tichi
Published: 08/02/2021
Pages: 354
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.79d
ISBN: 9781639725182

About the Author
Tichi, Cecelia: - 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 (and ebook) 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:1. Civic Passions: Seven Who Launched Progressive America (and What They Teach Us)2. Jack London: A Writer's Fight for a Better America3. What Would Mrs. Astor Do? A Complete Guide to the Manners and Mores of the Gilded Age4. Gilded Age Cocktails: History, Lore, and Recipes from the Golden Age5. A Gilded Death (crime fiction)6.. Jazz Age Cocktails: History, Lore, and Recipes from the Roaring Twenties. COMING SOON IN THE 'GILDED' CRIME SERIES: Murder, Murder, Murder in Gilded Central ParkA Fatal Gilded High NoteCecelia is at work on a fourth in the series, A Gilded Free Fall. She enjoys membership and posting in Facebook's The Gilded Age Society. You can read more about Cecelia by visiting https: //cecebooks.com