Murder Checks Inn - Tim Myers [0]
By Tim Myers
Book 3 in the Lighthouse Inn mysteries
Praise for the Lighthouse Mystery series by Tim Myers
“Entertaining ... authentic ... fun ... a wonderful regional mystery that will have readers rebooking for future stays at the Hatteras West Inn and Lighthouse.”
—BookBrowser
“Myers cultivates the North Carolina scenery with aplomb and shows a flair for character.”
—Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
“Tim Myers proves that he is no one-book wonder... A shrewdly crafted puzzle.”
—Midwest Book Review
“Colorful... picturesque ... light and entertaining.”
—The Best Reviews
Praise for the Candlemaking Mystery series by Tim Myers
“Excellent storytelling that makes for a good reading experience…(Myers) is a talented writer who deserves to hit the bestseller lists.”
---The Best Reviews
“A sure winner.”
---Carolyn Hart, author of the Death on Demand series
“An interesting mystery, a large cast of characters, and an engaging amateur sleuth make this series a winner.”
---The Romance Reader’s Connection (four daggers)
The Lighthouse Inn Mysteries by Tim Myers
Innkeeping With Murder
Reservations For Murder
Murder Checks Inn
Room For Murder
Booked For Murder
The Candlemaking Mysteries by Tim Myers
At Wick’s End
Snuffed Out
Death Waxed Over
A Flicker Of Doubt
The Soapmaking Mysteries by Tim Myers
Dead Men Don’t Lye
A Pour Way To Dye
A Mold For Murder
The Cardmaking Mysteries by Tim Myers written as Elizabeth Bright
Invitation To Murder
Deadly Greetings
Murder And Salutations
Murder Checks Inn
by Tim Myers.
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Dedication
For my mother, Ruby Hall, and my father, Bob Myers.
For my daughter, Emily, who believes with all her heart that she’s the real reason I became a writer (and in a way, it’s true, Emma).
And, most of all, for my wife, Patty, who never lost the faith, even when she had every reason in the world to.
This one’s for you all.
Chapter 1
“I still don’t know why we had to come all the way out to the middle of nowhere to read Father’s will,” Ashley Trask-Cooper said impatiently, smoothing the invisible wrinkles from her pantsuit with abbreviated flicks of her hand as she spoke. It was readily apparent that Ashley wasn’t used to waiting for anyone. She had asked her mother and brother the same question a dozen times since they’d recently arrived. It was obvious the Hatteras West Inn was the last place in the world Ashley wanted to be.
Alex Winston looked up from his position behind the check-in desk at the people who had been fidgeting in the lobby of Hatteras West for the last forty minutes. Though they hadn’t introduced themselves upon their arrival, it hadn’t been all that difficult for