With the dawn of the twentieth century on the horizon, the fortunes of the venerable Vanderbilt family still shine brightly in the glittering high society of Newport, Rhode Island. But when a potential scandal strikes, the Vanderbilts turn to cousin and society page reporter Emma Cross to solve a murder and a disappearance.
Emma Cross goes to Marble House to help her cousin, Consuelo Vanderbilt, but when the fortune teller hired to persuade Consuelo to marry the Duke of Marlborough is murdered, Consuelo disappears and her mother asks Emma to investigate.