Death in a Gilded Frame

By Cecelia Tichi

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."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CP51DM9Z
• ISBN13: 9798985121681
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Cecelia Tichi
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"