The Fat Innkeeper: A hilarious oceanside mystery (A Hotel Detective Mystery Book 2)
Categories: Books, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery

Enjoy an instant beach vacation with this hilarious oceanside mystery set at a posh California resort. Winner of the Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Critics’ Choice Award Winner The fog isn’t the only thing wreaking havoc at La Jolla’s landmark Hotel California. A prankster has been hiring employees for nonexistent jobs, a decomposing whale interrupts a grunion run, and a group of swingers has arrived at the property for a love-in. Not for the first time, hotel detective Am Caulfield is overheard saying, “Hotels are like a circus without the tent.” In addition to those headaches, Am has more than a few mysteries on his hands: Which one of the hotel guests murdered the famed paranormal debunker in room 374? What changes does the hotel’s new owner—aka the Fat Innkeeper—have in store? And can Am juggle a new romantic interest and the increasing animosity of the local police while still nabbing a killer? "Perfect...screamingly funny." — Ocala Star Banner "Booked solid with humor." — Pittsburgh Post Gazette " The Fat Innkeeper makes Alan Russell one of the best of the comic detective novelists." — Virginian-Pilot and Ledger-Star "Ebullient and irresistible." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Russell and his readers have great fun." — Publishers Weekly "Like Tony Hillerman and Sue Grafton, Russell has created characters we care about, whom we want to visit again." — San Diego Blade-Citizen "A dandy piece of humorous storytelling guaranteed to produce laughter. Russell and his readers have a rollicking good time." — San Diego Union-Tribune "Well-written and very funny." — Mystery News "Am Caulfield is...charming, witty, and appealing." — Booklist "The characters are reminiscent of masters like Hiaasen....Am's east-vs.-west meeting with the new management is terrific." — Mystery Collector's Bookline


Publisher: Three Tails Press (May 27, 2018)
Publication date: May 27, 2018
Language: English
File size: 1673 KB
Text to Speech: Enabled
Screen Reader: Supported
Enhanced typesetting: Enabled
X Ray: Not Enabled
Word Wise: Enabled
Sticky notes: On Kindle Scribe
Print length: 317 pages