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Deadly Summer Nights
Deadly Summer Nights | Vicki Delany
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"An immersive setting with details of running a Catskillsresort in the 1950s (think Kellerman’s in Dirty Dancing) beautifully frame a story with plot twists and a cast of well-delineated characters."--Booklist A summer of fun at a Catskills resort comes to an abrupt end when a guest is found murdered, in this new 1950s set mystery series. 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 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, 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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melissanorr
Deadly Summer Nights | Vicki Delany
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I've picked up several books over the last week that I just haven't been able to get into. It's quite frustrating to want to get lost in a book and not be able to!

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Librarybelle
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Delany writes some pretty fun, unique cozy mysteries. Her latest series, this being the first one, is set in the 1950s New York Catskills - think Dirty Dancing setting. I liked the characters, especially protagonist Elizabeth, who operates the resort. I felt like I was in the Catskills, thanks to Delany‘s descriptions and sense of place in her narrative. So looking forward to more in this series!

Chrissyreadit I love the Catskills!!! 3y
Librarybelle @Chrissyreadit I‘ve been there, but I would love to visit one of these days! 3y
Mollyanna I‘ll have to check this out. I live her Sherlock Holmes Bookshop series. 3y
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Librarybelle @Mollyanna I have not started her series yet at the Sherlock Holmes bookshop, but everything else I have read of hers is amazing! 3y
Mollyanna It‘s a fun series. Gemma the main character is a modern day Holmes, eccentricities and all. The supporting cast is the best though, and the reason I love the series. 3y
Librarybelle @Mollyanna It sounds wonderful! Thanks…I will definitely get to it, one of these days! 3y
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Dollycas
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Deadly Summer Nights was filled with interesting characters,

Read my full review here: https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/2021/09/02/deadly-summer-nights-a-catskill-su...