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Helen Hawthorne has a knack for keeping a low profile. But in South Florida, it's going to get a lot harder to fly under the radar...
Working at Sybil's Full Moon Hotel in Fort Lauderdale keeps Helen safe and sane. But when a maid is found dead in a Dumpster, those days just might be over. Dead bodies mean another chance for the cops to find her. To make matters worse, her ex-husband is hot on her trail. Sadly, the cops don't seem to care much about a murdered maid-but they take notice of her coworker's shady story. If Helen doesn't manage to dodge their questions and shake off her ex, it could be checkout time.
Working at Sybil's Full Moon Hotel in Fort Lauderdale keeps Helen safe and sane. But when a maid is found dead in a Dumpster, those days just might be over. Dead bodies mean another chance for the cops to find her. To make matters worse, her ex-husband is hot on her trail. Sadly, the cops don't seem to care much about a murdered maid-but they take notice of her coworker's shady story. If Helen doesn't manage to dodge their questions and shake off her ex, it could be checkout time.
About the Author
Elaine Viets has actually worked those dead-end jobs in her mystery novels, just like her character, Helen Hawthorne. Over the years, Elaine has been a dress store clerk, phone book proofreader, babysitter, telemarketer, bookseller, and weed puller at fifty cents a bucket. She is also the author of the Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper series and numerous short stories. Elaine has won an Anthony Award and an Agatha Award. She lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with her husband, author and actor Don Crinklaw. Please visit her blog: The Lipstick Chronicles.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Another great dead end mystery,
By Cheryl Rhodes (British Columbia, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Murder With Reservations: A Dead-End Job Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
Everything I like in a novel: a murder mystery to solve, a tropical location, humor thrown in, and a bit of romance.While working as a hotel chambermaid Helen discovers her dead coworker in a dumpster and then tries to avoid the police and media attention because she doesn't want her ex-husband to find her. Despite her best efforts, the ex checks into her hotel and she must keep one step ahead of him while cleaning rooms. He has no idea she works in the hotel and is trying to find her by tracking down old employees with phoney inheritance stories. After he shows up at her apartment building, her landlord sets him up with a rich friend, and they happily sail off on her yacht. There are twists and turns while the police, and unwittingly Helen, solve the murder and the mystery of what happened to the money a robber may have hidden in the hotel.
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4.1 out of 5 stars (8 customer reviews) 16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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Maid to Order,
By J. E. Stephens "Jeanne" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Murder With Reservations: A Dead-End Job Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
This Dead-End Job Mystery was the best one I have read so far. It had everything: suspense, intrigue, mystery, revenge, and romance.Helen works as a hotel maid. I gained a lot of insight into this thankless occupation. After a couple of weeks on the job, Helen discovers a dead body in the hotel dumpster. To add to this stress, her ex-husband, Rob, has tracked her down. The support of her ladlady and boyfriend help make everything all right. You will enjoy this book! 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Better Than Ever, No Reservations...,
By Leslie Todd - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Murder With Reservations: A Dead-End Job Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
This series just keeps getting better. Murder with Reservation's has Viets' trademark humor, with a just slightly harder edge than in past series books.Helen's peril is more immediate in this book since her ex, Rob, is actually tracking her down. He checks into the very hotel where Helen is employed as a maid. Helen has to worry about her ex, the police, and the murderer. One of the best things about this book is that Helen's character seems more developed and we see how caring she can be, particularly in the scene where she finds Rhonda and in the one where she thanks the officer involved in the shooting. There's some foreshadowing in this book that I suspect will be resolved in the next book. I'm really looking forward to the next one.
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Reading the whole series,
By Betti W. Skrederstu "bettihomemaker" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Murder With Reservations: A Dead-End Job Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
I have been reading all of these from Elaine Viets. I really am enjoying this Dead-End Job series. Here character is not the perfect woman and makes her more realistic than most.Her Mystery Shopper series is quite good too. |
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