Murder in the Gilded Cage

A Socialite, a Scandal, and a Murder Sealed in a Gilded Cage...She was the woman who had it notoriety, wealth, and a scandalous divorce that made her the talk of 1920s New York. Mrs. Breese, a "vital, domineering woman who gloried in the public eye," has escaped to her opulent Havana palace, a fortress of marble and gold known as "The Gilded Cage."But paradise becomes a prison when she is found brutally murdered—stabbed through the heart in her own drawing-room.The doors are locked. The servants are huddled in fear. And the killer must be one of the privileged few trapped inside.From Samuel Spewack, this classic 1929 mystery plunges you into a world of high-society secrets, jilted lovers, and simmering family hatreds. Everyone is a The Handsome The young, weak-willed man named as co-respondent in her divorce.The The man who lost his wife and his reputation in a humiliating public trial.The "Loyal" The son and countess who testified against their own father.The Wealthy The "soldier of fortune" whose testimony sealed the divorce... and perhaps his friend's fate.A "fantastic" investigator and a hardened reporter must untangle a web of lies, alibis, and psychological games to find the truth. In a house where every piece of furniture is gilt, the motives are just as golden—and just as cold.Fans of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and classic Golden Age whodunits will be hooked by this forgotten gem. Can you solve the Murder in the Gilded Cage before the killer strikes again?