Anne-Marie Sutton
Author Anne-Marie Sutton has lived in Newport, Rhode Island and uses her knowledge of the city and its fabulous Gilded Age mansions to craft her mystery novels.
“I love walking on the Cliff Walk, and it truly was my original inspiration for the stories in the Newport Mystery series. The Cliff Walk, for those who don’t know Newport, is a three mile stretch of pathways and steps along the high rocky sea wall of the Atlantic Ocean. I love reading mysteries and often thought how pleasant it would be to read something set in Newport, particularly near the Cliff Walk, which is where I placed the stories’ fictional mansion/turned inn, Kenwood Court.”
“British mystery books, especially what are referred to as country house mysteries, are some of my favorites. Of course, the wealthy residents of Newport have always called their homes summer cottages, so I guess you could say that what I write are summer cottages mysteries!”
A marketing/communications consultant and former journalist, Anne-Marie has lectured on mass communications at the college level. She was born in Baltimore and graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in English. Now residing in Connecticut with her family, she continues to spend time in Newport where she does frequent signings and other events.
“Newport is a great place, and I never get tired of being here and meeting visitors literally from all over the world. It’s my real pleasure to introduce them to my books.‟
Easton’s Beach on a crisp fall day. The broad public beach marks the beginning of the Cliff Walk at its eastern end off Memorial Boulevard.