Bøger af Kendall Scott

The circus has come to Modest Peak, and everyone in town is beyond excited for this most marvelous event... everyone that is, except for Constance Aberfield. For personal reasons that she isn't willing to disclose, Constance just can't bring herself to become involved in the furor that has surrounded the circus' arrival. And what's more, the circus folk who are staying at her hotel are rude, messy and just plain weird!Things take a turn for the worst when one of these circus folk winds up dead in his hotel room. Everyone was aware of how much Constance disliked these people, and when she is caught standing over the dead body they all suspect that she has gone and killed one.Constance is suspect number one. The circus folk are calling for her arrest. The actual suspects are all weird, whacky and downright strange. With time running out, more bodies joining the first and Constance out of ideas, this might be one murder case that doesn't end so well for Modest Peak's amateur sleuth. For Constance Aberfield, the show might not go on.Please Note: Fourth Volume of the the Lone Peak Hotel Mystery Series. Approximately 51,000 words in length. It is a standalone (reading prior or future volumes not required to enjoy the book, no cliffhanger).

It has been nine months since Constance Aberfield "retired" from her crime solving ways and she is loving every minute of it. That's what she is telling herself anyway. Besides, with Valentine's Day week descending upon the small town of Modest Peak, Constance is flat out too busy to even think of doing anything non-hotel related. Even if she wanted to work a case, she would not have the time.Constance is so dedicated to her retirement in fact, that when she is alerted to a serial killer known as the St. Valentine Killer, operating in Denver, she refuses to take the case. Even Sheriff Nevil, begging for her help for a change, isn't enough to get her back in the game. She really is done with that life.But when the St. Valentine Killer makes his way to Modest Peak, and begins to target people close to Constance, she will have to ask herself if her self-imposed retirement is worth it. This is especially true when it becomes increasingly clear that only she possesses the skills required to put the killer behind bars once and for all. Please Note: Seventh Volume of the Lone Peak Mystery Series. Approximately 51,000 words in length. It is a standalone (reading prior or future volumes not required to enjoy the book, no cliffhanger). Themes include: St. Valentine's Day, Cozy Murder, Strong female sleuth, serial killer

As the owner and operator of The Lone Peak Hotel, Constance Aberfield never knows a dull moment. With two men chasing her like love-struck schoolboys, dealing with the "guests from hell", and being judged for the Hottest Highway Hotel, Colorado competition by This Is America Magazine, Constance is busier than ever. The Lone Peak Hotel has won this competition every single year, and Constance has no intention that changing.Losing the competition seems as likely as ever though when within the space of three days, two guests at the hotel die. Although everyone is content to call these tragedies accidents, Constance isn't so sure. With her hotel in the throes of being judged, she is aware of what these deaths might do to her chances. And more than that, she is aware of what her competition would be willing to do to tear her and her hotel down.With her hotel's reputation on the line, she will have to use every trick in the book to prove that her guests were murdered and catch the murderer before someone else close to her "accidentally" winds up dead.Please Note: Second Volume of the the Lone Peak Mystery Series. Approximately 51,000 words in length. It is a standalone (reading prior or future volumes not required to enjoy the book, no cliffhanger).

It's the 4th of July weekend and as expected, Constance Aberfield is busy beyond belief. Not only is the town itself threatening to burst at the seams, but her hotel is so overcrowded that Constance has had to hire extra staff just so she can find time to go to sleep at night. Really, the only thing that she has to look forward to at this time of year is the annual 4th of July fair. And as always, it promises to be a grand time.A wrench is thrown in the works when the dead body of Razim Talek, the Master of Fireworks for the fair, is accidentally discovered by Constance herself. With the local police force too busy to work the case, it gets thrown onto Constance's ever-increasing workload. Sydney and Eleanor join in on the fun and together, the three friends get about solving a murder.With a multitude of tourists in town and new faces, time is paramount. Constance knows that one of them must be to blame, and come Monday, they'll be gone forever. The only question that remains is: which one can it be? Is it Wade, the sleazy store owner that Constance has a personal hatred for? Is it the too-nice-to-be-real White family, a happy little threesome who aren't all that they appear? Or is it someone else; one of a dozen possible suspects who all have their own motive for wanting to see Razim dead? Only time will tell... the one thing Constance doesn't have to spare. Please Note: Fifth Volume of the the Lone Peak Mystery Series. Approximately 54,000 words in length. It is a standalone (reading prior or future volumes not required to enjoy the book, no cliffhanger). Themes include: 4th of July, fireworks, female sleuth, small town, resort hotel

Constance Aberfield and her two best friends, Sydney and Eleanor, are on their way home from a much needed vacation when they stop for lunch in the small lakeside town of Crystal Blue Lakes. What is intended as a short layover is quickly extended when Constance's car refuses to start.They now have three days to kill. Sydney and Eleanor seem to like the town well enough, Constance can't get behind it. The hotel is weird, it's owner is a little off and everyone she comes across just doesn't seem right. Constance just wants to go home!But all thoughts of going home are put on hold when Eleanor scores herself a date with a local hottie, only for it to end up with her stumbling across a dead body. Naturally, Constance lends her hand to the case, wanting to ensure that Eleanor isn't convicted in any way. And besides, what better way to kill time than a quick investigation?What starts off as a relatively normal murder case becomes more and more complex as random bits of evidence that have no noticeable link to one another begin to pile up. And when Eleanor herself is eventually arrested, Constance will have to sort through the mess and make sense of the impossible if she has any chance of freeing her friend and returning home to the town she loves so much.Please Note: Sixth Volume of the the Lone Peak Hotel Mystery Series. Approximately 51,000 words in length. It is a standalone (reading prior or future volumes not required to enjoy the book, no cliffhanger). Themes include: Double Murder, Hotel/vacation, Small Town, Mechanic, Yachts/boat, old/senior/aged

Winter has drawn to a close in the mountainside town of Modest Peak and Spring is finally in the air. For Constance Aberfield, the proprietor of The Lone Peak Hotel, this would usually be as welcome as whipped cream on chocolate cake, but for once it just isn't so. The town's annual Spring Fair is just a week away and as Constance is a member of the Town Council, the Business Club and even an honorary Girl Guide, she's found herself busier than a weatherman in a tornado. But if anyone can cope, it's Constance.Things aren't made any easier when a problem guest by the name of Mr. Christie turns up to her hotel and manages to get on everyone's last nerve like he has a point to prove. Jf Constance found this to be an inconvenience, it's made all the worse when Mr. Christie stumbles home drunk from the bar one night and dies in the hotel lobby.Everyone is a suspect and where Constance doesn't usually go about solving murders, she learns that if the case isn't wrapped up quickly, her hotel might be forced to close its doors for good. There's a Spring Fair to organize, a murder to solve and less than a week to do it in. But, if anyone can, it's Constance Aberfield.First Volume of the Lone Peak Hotel Series. Approximately 51,000 words in length. It is a standalone (reading prior or future volumes not required to enjoy the book, no cliffhanger). Themes include: Murder, Double Murder, Hotel, Travelers, Cooking, Chef, Food, Mystery, Suspense, Twists, Dating, Romance, Fair, Festival

It's Halloween at The Lone Peak Hotel and this particular Halloween promises to be one like no other. Not only is the hotel's owner, Constance Aberfield, throwing the party to end all parties, but she's also preparing to welcome home her son after eight long years. This is Constance's one chance to reconnect with her son, and she is going to do everything she can to make sure it's a success.Unfortunately for Constance, things get off to a terrible start when her son appears disinterested and bored with her, the hotel and the party. She realizes that she's going to need a miracle if she has any chance of breaking through and creating some sort of connection.When a sudden storm traps the guests inside the hotel, bodies begin to drop like flies. The guests become more terrified by the hour, and there is a rumor that a ghost is involved in the killings. Constance will have to solve the case as quick as she can before her son joins the laundry list of corpses. Or worse, leaves the hotel without giving her a chance to bond with him.Please Note: Third Volume of the the Lone Peak Hotel Mystery Series. Approximately 51,000 words in length. It is a standalone (reading prior or future volumes not required to enjoy the book, no cliffhanger). Themes include: Murder, hotel travelers, Halloween, supernatural, ghosts, party, mystery

A Hollywood film crew has taken over Modest Peak, using the small mountain town as a setting to film a blockbuster movie. And where this is good for business, tourism, and the town in general, it's bad for Constance. A very large portion of the movie is being filmed in The Lone Peak Hotel, effectively closing down the hotel in the process.But Constance is trying to see the bright side of things, using the time away from her hotel as a much-needed break. When a dead body turns up on set, she decides not to investigate. That is until Sheriff Nevil pushes her over the line, forces her hand and bets her that he can solve the case first.Starting out strangely, with a lead so over the top that it wouldn't be out of place in a Hollywood movie plot. As more bodies join the first, the plot thickens, twists and turns. Constance will be forced to question if she is on the right track, or if she has simply been watching too many movies lately.Please Note: Eighth Volume of the Lone Peak Mystery Series. Approximately 51,000 words in length. It is a standalone (reading prior or future volumes not required to enjoy the book, no cliffhanger).

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