Murder Checks Inn
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Publisher Description
A killer is trapped inside the inn—and everyone is a suspect.
When a brutal murder shatters the peaceful charm of Golden Glen, innkeeper Maiden Harlow's quiet life is upended. Running her family's cozy small‑town inn has always been her dream… until a guest is found dead behind a locked door, with no signs of struggle and no one admitting to hearing a thing. Suddenly, Maiden's beloved inn becomes the scene of a chilling locked‑room mystery.
Newly appointed, and infuriatingly suspicious, Captain McAlister wastes no time treating every guest as a potential killer, including Maiden and her family. Determined to protect her reputation, her business, and the people she loves, Maiden reluctantly steps into the role of amateur sleuth.
But the deeper she digs, the stranger the clues become. Evidence disappears. Guests whisper secrets they refuse to share. And the tangled web of lies binding them grows darker by the hour. Are these strangers truly unconnected, or is someone crafting a deadly story of their own?
With a murderer trapped inside the inn and danger closing in, Maiden must rely on her sharp memory, her quirky circle of friends, and her stubborn determination to uncover the truth—before another body turns up.
Perfect for fans of dark cozy mysteries, small‑town whodunits, slow‑burn romance, quirky characters, and twist‑filled murder mysteries, Murder Checks Inn delivers a gripping, atmospheric escape you won't want to put down. Dive into a world of secrets, suspense, and irresistible charm. Grab your copy today!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A Midwestern hotel employee reinvents herself as an amateur sleuth in Sharp's endearing debut cozy. Maiden Harlow works at the Harlow House Inn in Golden Glen, Mich., alongside her parents and her sister, Vonny. Most days consist of little more than lugging bags up and down stairs and managing the occasional hotheaded guest. Then a man named Mr. Creevey, who arrived at the inn with no ID and few possessions, is found in his room with his head bashed in. After police captain David McAlister learns that Maiden had a heated argument with the dead man when she caught him trying to hack the inn's computer system, he pins her as his lead suspect. To clear her name, Maiden sets out to solve the murder herself, following a trail of clues that leads to an unprecedented bank robbery in a neighboring town. Sharp doesn't reinvent the wheel, but her plotting is brisk and she makes Maiden's wobbly first attempts at detecting feel plausible. This a diverting whodunit for fans of Murder, She Wrote. (Self-published)
