Guest Sleuth Spotlight: Lilly Gibbs—A Hollowcrest Lodge Murder
Series: A Lila Lawson Cozy Mystery Series
The Book: Small-town reporter Lila Lawson thought her Colorado journalism retreat would mean quiet mornings, mountain views, and a notebook full of story ideas. What she didn't expect was a brutal blizzard — and media mogul Victor Graystone stabbed mid-signature in the middle of the lodge.
With the storm cutting off the outside world, Lila takes charge of the scene — cataloging clues and fighting the urge to straighten every room she walks into. Seven suspects emerge: a reporter whose career Victor destroyed, a business partner whose rage outpaces everyone else's, and a handful of rivals with reasons of their own. The problem? Every single one of them has an airtight alibi.
Then Lila and her loyal Collie, Ella, discover a hidden passage behind the lodge walls — and the whole case shifts. The killer wasn't trapped with the guests; they'd been using the lodge as a hunting ground all along. With a target on her back and nowhere left to run, Lila has to stay one step ahead of a culprit who now knows she's seen too much.
Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (12 reviews)
What Readers Are Saying: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "The characters were complex, the plot intriguing and well-paced, the world solidly drawn. A great addition to the series." — Amazon reviewer
“A snowbound mountain lodge, a killer who’s been hiding in the walls, and a Collie named Ella who sounds like she’ll steal every scene? This one’s going straight to the top of my stormy-Sunday-afternoon reading pile. ”
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