Gabriella Hunt Cozy Mystery Series by Dianne Harman, Andrew Thomas

Why would the body of a dead truck driver who was drowned in Santa Monica, California, be found in a hotel parking lot in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho?There doesn’t seem to be a rational reason for it, but Homicide Detectives Luke Falconer and Matt Greene have to find one. Since the hotel parking lot is attached to the York Minster Hotel, Gabriella Hunt’s new hotel, they enlist her help, but finding a nexus for her hotel, Medford, Oregon, and Santa Monica, California proves to be very difficult... moreWhy would the body of a dead truck driver who was drowned in Santa Monica, California, be found in a hotel parking lot in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho?There doesn’t seem to be a rational reason for it, but Homicide Detectives Luke Falconer and Matt Greene have to find one. Since the hotel parking lot is attached to the York Minster Hotel, Gabriella Hunt’s new hotel, they enlist her help, but finding a nexus for her hotel, Medford, Oregon, and Santa Monica, California proves to be very difficult.Throw in a suspected smuggling ring and a bar that’s cheating the IRS, and it’s no wonder the Feds have become involved and want Luke and Matt to drop the case. And what about the victim’s Russian wife who has an authentic Fabergé egg and a lot of other expensive items in her display cabinet? Her husband was a truck driver, so where did the money come from?Lust, greed, love, and hatred are all on display in this fast-paced murder mystery. Each time you think you know who and why, there’s another twist. Join Luke, Matt, and Gabriella on a roller coaster ride as they try to make sense of it all. Good thing there’s Boris the Bulldog always waiting for them at the hotel when they return.This is the third book in the Gabriella Hunt Cozy Mystery Series by a USA Today Bestselling Author. less

When Ella treats Fiona, her sister-in-law, to a vacation in York, England, the last thing they expect is to become involved in a murder investigation. Plus, they both saw the victim and the murderer on the very first night they were in York.When the Head of Tourism in York is murdered, the city fathers are afraid that it will affect tourism in the city, which the city’s economy is dependent on... moreWhen Ella treats Fiona, her sister-in-law, to a vacation in York, England, the last thing they expect is to become involved in a murder investigation. Plus, they both saw the victim and the murderer on the very first night they were in York.When the Head of Tourism in York is murdered, the city fathers are afraid that it will affect tourism in the city, which the city’s economy is dependent on. The police make a quick arrest in order to assure tourists that they have nothing to fear when they come to York. It looks like the murder involved bribery and a civic scandal, and had nothing to do with tourists.When Ella meets up with an old friend of hers, who is now an investigative journalist looking into the murder, Ella becomes involved. Her involvement soon turns to fear, because she’s certain the man she saw in the bar on the night the victim was killed is the hitman who killed her husband in Belize.Was it just a coincidence? Or is something far more sinister afoot? That’s what Ella, the investigative journalist, and Fiona have to find out. But will they discover the truth before one of them becomes the hitman’s next victim?This is the fifth book in the Gabriella Hunt Cozy Mystery Series by Andrew Thomas and Dianne Harman, a two-time USA Today Bestselling Author. less