When her husband dies in a car crash Caroline Kent faces selling the family's Newport, Rhode Island, 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 Hargreaves arrive from Boston to spend the weekend. Uncle Maurice enjoys taunting his family for their shortcomings, their avarice and their dependence on him. 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 the handsome police detective solve the mystery before the killer can strike again. Murder Stalks a Mansion is a puzzling country house mystery set amid the Gilded Age mansions of Newport's famous Bellevue Avenue. Complete with an inn full of suspects, red herrings and baffling clues, the story has a surprise ending which will please avid mystery fans.