Mountain Ma�tre D' Mystery

It's the Golden Era in the Catskills, but some skeletons won't stay buried.In the summer of 1954, Dotty and Abe are back at work in the thriving hotel industry. The CatskillMountains are buzzing with top-notch entertainment, packed dining rooms, and lively bungalowcolonies.When a decades-old skeleton is unearthed in a secret room at the courthouse, the past collides withthe present. The "bootleg bounty" fortune also makes headlines again. While Abe focuses onadvancing his career, Dotty worries that the defunct criminal organization, Murder, Inc. has returned. Abe's impossible-to-please ma reappears, posing a major hurdle in his quest to become a maître d'.Will the big investment he joins come through, or will it go bust? And as a new racetrack opens, anopportunity to co-own a racehorse with friends puts his career at risk as well.Jealousy, rivalries, and the looming presence of gangsters threaten to spoil the summer's carefreespirit. Mountain Maître D' Mystery is a gripping tale perfect for fans of cozy historical mysteries, set inthe heyday of the Catskills."I could not believe how Lily Barrish Levner captured the feeling of what goes on behind the scenesin the kitchens," Joyce Wadler, author of The Satyr in Bungalow D