Bustling Spring Street, located one block above the Newport harbor. On the day of the murder, two of the book’s characters had been planning a shopping trip here.
When her husband dies in a car crash, Caroline Kent is faced with selling the family’s Newport estate. Instead she makes the decision to turn the house into an inn catering to wealthy visitors to the famous city. The bucolic atmosphere of the Inn at Kenwood Court is quickly threatened when the Hargreave family arrives to spend the weekend.
Uncle Maurice is too fond of taunting his family over their weaknesses. Tensions ignite, and murder is the result of this deadly game. Lt. Hank Nightingale of the Newport Police Department takes charge of the case, and Caroline is determined to help him solve the mystery before the killer can strike again.
Ocean Drive and the rocky Atlantic Ocean coastline. The Kents’ estate overlooks just such a dramatic view of sea and sky
Murder Stalks A Mansion has all the elements of the classic mystery, plus the fairy tale setting of Newport. The final climax with all the suspects gathered in the grand salon at Kenwood Court won’t disappoint avid mystery fans.