Penny Green has been invited to stay at the rebuilt, soon-to-be-opened Hotel Tempesta. The former hotel burned down, and there is a curse. The owner is looking for good publicity before the grand opening and has invited local journalists for a preview in the hopes of some good publicity. Sadly, he is murdered that night, as is the 'someone' in his room (who, as it turns out, is not who you think she is when a message in code is found). Then there are the stolen paintings, and a Pinkerton agent. The search for the real murderer becomes all the more important when the knife, used in the murders, is found In Miss Green's room. An Unwelcome Guest was written by Emily Organ. It is the seventh in the Penny Green Mystery Series.

Lady Hardcastle and her maid are back again in Death Around the Bend, by T E Kinsey. They have been invited to the then new sport of racing cars ... there's even to be a woman's race! Sadly, that is not to be as one of the (male) drivers is killed in the very first race. The local police think it was an accident, but it isn't, and Lady Hardcastle and Florence are out to prove it. This is book three in the Lady Hardcastle Mystery series, which has become one of my favorites.

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