The Socialite’s Guide to Death and Dating (A Pinnacle Hotel Mystery)
by S. K. Golden
About The Socialite’s Guide to Death and Dating
The Socialite’s Guide to Death and Dating (A Pinnacle Hotel Mystery)
Historical Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Setting – 1958 New York City
Crooked Lane Books (October 10, 2023)
Hardcover : 336 pages
ISBN-10 : 1639104852
ISBN-13 : 978-1639104857
Digital ASIN : B0BS2SG88V
Perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen and Ashley Weaver, the second Pinnacle Hotel mystery finds another murder that strikes too close to home, and hotel heiress Evelyn Murphy knows she’s the only one who can save the hotel before it’s lights out.
New York, 1958. Even though Evelyn Murphy has made progress conquering her agoraphobia by leaving the Pinnacle, she still feels most comfortable in her father’s hotel. With Malcolm Cooper, her new boyfriend and fellow employee at the hotel, Evelyn feels prepared for whatever happens next. In this case, it’s throwing a big fundraiser with the who’s who of New York City.
The night is a success, and Evelyn finally takes up Malcolm’s offer to finally visit his apartment in Yonkers. As the party ends, they sneak away to the garage to get Evelyn’s car. But Evelyn’s always been good at finding things, and she discovers the dead body of a guest, Judge Baker, in a car—with a needle in his arm.
Detective Hodgson and his new partner, Detective McJimsey, arrive on the scene, but before they can begin to question Evelyn, they are startled by another mysterious discovery: there’s a woman in the trunk of the car, and she screams as soon as she sees Evelyn’s face. Tangled up in the police investigation, Evelyn’s got another problem, too—her father insists she break off her relationship with Mac. The next day, her father is found attacked just like the judge, only this time the detectives find a dead woman nearby.
With Mac accused of the attacks and in police custody, Evelyn will have to find the killer on her own before she’s checked out of the hotel—this time, for good.
About S. K. Golden
S. K. Golden is the author of the Pinnacle Hotel cozy mystery series. Born and raised in the Florida Keys, she married a commercial fisherman. The two of them still live on the islands with their five kids (one boy, four girls — including identical twins!), two cats, and a corgi named Goku. Sarah graduated from Saint Leo University with a bachelor’s degree in Human Services and Administration and has put it to good use approximately zero times. She’s worked as a bank teller, a pharmacy technician, and an executive assistant at her father’s church. Sarah is delighted to be doing none of those things now. Follow her across all platforms @skgoldenwrites.
Character Interview
What are the 4 qualities of a good character?
I’ve always thought cleverness to be incredibly important. Looks can get you only so far in life. You need to be able to rely on your wits. Empathy for others, and for yourself, too. I have found that I am often mean to myself in a way that I would never be mean to others. Loyalty. I am loyal to my friends and to my hotel and its staff. And, for the fourth, I’d have to say patience, though, I must admit, I don’t have nearly as much of that as I would like!
How do you feel about your life right now? What, if anything, would you like to change?
I’m perfectly content right now! I have a wonderful steady boyfriend, a job planning parties at my hotel that I’m quite good at, best friends I see often, and a little dog who is the absolute cutest, most precious thing in the entire world. My analyst and my beau both tell me I should get out of the hotel more and I’ve promised to visit my boyfriend’s apartment in Yonkers by the end of the year. If I could change anything, it would be the creeping feeling of anxiety I get whenever I’m outside of the Pinnacle for too long.
What do you consider the most important event of your life so far? When you say important, do you mean the moment that has had the longest lasting impact?
That would have to be the death of my mother. I miss her terribly every day. Recently, I solved a murder that happened in my hotel. It’s given me a bit of hope that perhaps, one day, I’ll be able to find out who killed my mom.
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