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Deadly summer nights / Vicki Delany.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: A Catskill summer resort mystery ; 1Publisher: New York : Berkley Prime Crime, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First editionDescription: 289 pages ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593334379
  • 059333437X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: In the summer of 1953 at Haggerman's Catskills Resort, daring young widow Elizabeth must solve the mystery surrounding the death of a reclusive guest whose body was found in the lake on the grounds in order to save the business from going under.Summary: It's the summer of 1953, and Elizabeth Grady is settling into Haggerman's Catskills Resort. As a vacation getaway, Haggerman's is ideal, and although Elizabeth's ostentatious but well-meaning mother is new to running the resort, Elizabeth is eager to help her organize the guests and the entertainment acts. But Elizabeth will have to resort to untested methods if she wants to save her mother's business. When a reclusive guest is found dead in a lake on the grounds, and a copy of 'The Communist Manifesto' is discovered in his cabin, the local police chief is convinced that he was a Russian spy. But Elizabeth isn't so sure, and with the fate of the resort hanging in the balance, she'll need to dodge red herrings, withstand the Red Scare, and catch a killer red-handed.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library Mystery DELANY, VICKI CS 1 Available 33111010677223
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Mystery DELANY, VICKI CS 1 Checked out 07/11/2024 33111010573117
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It's the summer of 1953, and Elizabeth Grady is settling into Haggerman's Catskills Resort. Although her ostentatious but well-meaning mother is new to running the resort, Elizabeth is eager to help manage her, the guests, and the entertainment acts. But Elizabeth will have to resort to untested abilities if she wants to save her mother's business. When a reclusive guest is found dead in a lake on the grounds, and a copy of The Communist Manifesto is found in his cabin, the local police chief is convinced that the man was a Russian spy. But Elizabeth isn't so sure.

In the summer of 1953 at Haggerman's Catskills Resort, daring young widow Elizabeth must solve the mystery surrounding the death of a reclusive guest whose body was found in the lake on the grounds in order to save the business from going under.

It's the summer of 1953, and Elizabeth Grady is settling into Haggerman's Catskills Resort. As a vacation getaway, Haggerman's is ideal, and although Elizabeth's ostentatious but well-meaning mother is new to running the resort, Elizabeth is eager to help her organize the guests and the entertainment acts. But Elizabeth will have to resort to untested methods if she wants to save her mother's business. When a reclusive guest is found dead in a lake on the grounds, and a copy of 'The Communist Manifesto' is discovered in his cabin, the local police chief is convinced that he was a Russian spy. But Elizabeth isn't so sure, and with the fate of the resort hanging in the balance, she'll need to dodge red herrings, withstand the Red Scare, and catch a killer red-handed.

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