Seattle bed & breakfast owner Judith Flynn has agreed to accomodate famous Hollywood producer Bruno Zepf and the cast and crew of his latest movie, which will premiere in Seattle on Halloween. Zepf believes that it is good luck to stay in a B&B the night before a premiere, but several of the Hollywood elite who accompany him disagree. Unfortunately, Zepf ends up face down in Judith's half-full kitchen sink, the victim of very bad luck indeed. Judith enlists her cousin Renie to help investigate Bruno's death, hoping to avert a lawsuit or negative repercussions for her business.
This is the 18th in Daheim's Bed & Breakfast series, but it is the first that I have read. Judith's mother, Gertrude, who lives in a converted garage and suffers from slight dementia, adds a particularly humorous element to this series, which sort of goes beyond "coziness." I enjoyed the relationship between Judith and Renie and the eccentricities of the various friends and family members that surround them. I wonder how many of the murders in this series have actually happened at Judith's Hillside Manor? Now THAT might have an adverse effect on reservations! Check out this series if you are looking for something a little bit different.
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