Murder with Reservations

by Elaine Viets

A Dead-End Job Mystery (6)

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Fiction. Mystery. HTML:"Fans of Janet Evanovich and Parnell Hall will appreciate Viets's humor."—South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Working at Sybil's Full Moon Hotel in Fort Lauderdale keeps Helen both financially and physically fit. But cleaning up after hotel guests is not like cleaning a house—it's like cleaning 15 houses. When fellow maid Rhonda goes missing, the rest of the cleaning staff chalk it up to job burnout and imagine that she finally ditched the housekeeping gig to run off with show more the rich boyfriend she's always talking about.
But then Rhonda turns up dead in a dumpster, and no one feels safe—especially not Helen. To make matters worse, her ex-husband is hot on her trail, checking in to the very hotel where she works. The cops don't seem to care much about a murdered maid, but they have noticed there's something shady about Helen. If she doesn't manage to dodge their questions and shake off her ex, it could be checkout time for her.
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This is a wonderful series. You can tell that the author lived these "dead-end" jobs. The realistic touches to the day in and day out aspects of the environment realy make these murders. . . umm. . . come alive? Ok. that was bad. But these books are great. And I will never sit or sleep on a hotel bedspread again... or use a jacuzzi. And I promise to always leave a tip. Characters are wonderfully dimensional and anything but ordinary. Each book contains a double mystery.. the promised murder and the heroine herself is caught up in a web of legal trouble that I'm still sorting out. Might be easier if I'd started with book 1 of the series, but .... where's the challenge in that?
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I've enjoyed all the books in this series so far, but for some reason, this one seems to be the most interesting. I was taken in from the beginning and stayed in it till the end. You've gotta love a book that demands attention and leaves you craving for more!!
Have only read 2 in this series, but really love Helen Hawthorne. Helen is working in a hotel when her ex Rob comes to South Florida and tries to find her through her old jobs. When there is a murder in the hotel she is working in she has to sneak in and out to avoid Rob. A truly delightful tale written by a master. Love the characters and writing was very good. Highly recommend this book and anything by this author.
I love this series but I am really afraid that this will be the end of it. I like the premise and find the characters really fun to read about.
I loved it! Of course I knew I would, Elaine hits the ball out of the park in everything of hers that I've read.
Elaine Viets is always awesome. Love her stuff!

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Before becoming a full-time author, Elaine Viets worked in the field of journalism. She is the author of the Dead-End Job Mystery series; the Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper series; and the Francesca Vierling Mystery series. Her short story Wedding Knife, which appeared in Chesapeake Crimes, won both the Agatha and the Anthony Awards. Viets resides show more in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
Murder with Reservations
Original publication date
2007-05
People/Characters
Helen Hawthorne
Important places
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA; USA; Florida, USA; Broward County, Florida, USA

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Fiction and Literature, Mystery
DDC/MDS
813.6Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English2000-
LCC
PS3572 .I325 .M89Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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Rating
½ (3.73)
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English
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