Murder on the Lyceum

Grief-stricken by her mother's death, Emmeline Chesterfield throws herself into a pursuit of truth and vindication to clear the name of her late aunt, Viola Sands, accused a decade earlier of murdering her paramour, newspaper editor August Rowe. As Emmeline delves into the past, she uncovers a world where Viola and her Lyceum rival and counterpart, Charlotte Wetherton, dared to defy the rigid conventions of Victorian society- both in their public ambitions and private desires.Set against the vibrant backdrop of the Redpath Lyceum speaking circuit, crimes and betrayal unravel in two intertwined timelines. From the posh homes of Boston's elite to the sun-soaked villas of Italy, from Newport's rocky shores to the serene paths of Mount Auburn Cemetery, can Emmeline face truths about her own past to right a wrong that haunts her family?