Hotel Morgue
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Cordon bleu cook Darina Lisle trades her kitchen for a country inn—only to find the menu includes murder.
Professional caterer and amateur sleuth Darina Lisle decides to try her hand at hotel management when she contemplates investing in the Hotel Morgan, a charming but neglected West Country inn. Although her plans focus on decorating schemes and crafting exquisite Christmas menus, the local atmosphere quickly turns sour.
Her romantic interest, Detective Sergeant William Pigram, is busy investigating a scandalous murder nearby, involving a victim with dangerous secrets. When a shocking second killing occurs right at the Hotel Morgan—prompting its grim nickname, "Hotel Morgue"—Darina must put aside her culinary aspirations. She is plunged into the turbulent lives of the feuding owners, where her sharp sleuthing skills are needed to unmask a killer before the inn's reputation is permanently ruined.
Author: Janet Laurence
Format: Hardback, 224 pages, 142mm x 221mm, 430 g
Published: 1991, Pan Macmillan, United Kingdom
Genre: Crime, Thriller & Adventure
Cordon bleu cook Darina Lisle trades her kitchen for a country inn—only to find the menu includes murder.
Professional caterer and amateur sleuth Darina Lisle decides to try her hand at hotel management when she contemplates investing in the Hotel Morgan, a charming but neglected West Country inn. Although her plans focus on decorating schemes and crafting exquisite Christmas menus, the local atmosphere quickly turns sour.
Her romantic interest, Detective Sergeant William Pigram, is busy investigating a scandalous murder nearby, involving a victim with dangerous secrets. When a shocking second killing occurs right at the Hotel Morgan—prompting its grim nickname, "Hotel Morgue"—Darina must put aside her culinary aspirations. She is plunged into the turbulent lives of the feuding owners, where her sharp sleuthing skills are needed to unmask a killer before the inn's reputation is permanently ruined.