From Publishers Weekly
In this highly entertaining puzzle (after 1999's Death on the River Walk), 70-ish sleuth Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins (aka Henrie O) is in a somber, reflective mode, as befits her age and her life experiences. Recovering from pneumonia, Henrie O isn't sure she feels up to the task of dealing with the emotional maelstrom stewing around the Bermuda wedding of her son-in-law, Lloyd Drake, and beautiful Connor Bailey, a wealthy widow. A granddaughter, unhappy about her father's marriage, is bent on making mischief, while the bride-to-be can't seem to stop herself from attracting the attentions of any male within eyeshot. Lloyd doesn't cope well with his fianc‚e's penchant for flirtation, and Connor's lawyer, Steve Jennings, appears to have more than Connor's financial interests at heart. The hotel where the party has gathered witnessed tragedy the year before, when Roddy Worrell, the manager's husband, plunged to his death from a tower. According to rumor, Roddy had been infatuated with Connor, who spurned his advances. When a ghost is sighted at the tower, word spreads that Roddy has come back to haunt Connor. The subsequent death of a hotel employee who knew more than he should about the apparition puts Henrie O on the murder scent once again. This series has a deeper and darker emotional texture than Hart's more lively and lighthearted Death on Demand series, but her fans will enjoy the complex plot, local color and vivid characters. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.


From AudioFile
In her sixth Henrie O. mystery, Hart places Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins and her two grandchildren in a luxurious Bermudian hotel. That's where their father is planning to marry an attractive, wealthy widow. Reader Kate Reading, who narrated the previous five Henrie O. mysteries, gives senior citizen Henrie O. a calm, unquavering voice--just right for the only even-tempered one in a highly emotional wedding party. It's up to her to decide who's at risk following two fatal falls, the appearance of a ghost, and a message scrawled in blood. Reading succeeds in vocally contrasting a whole range of personalities and ages from pampered socialite to teddy-toting child. Her narration creates authentic island atmosphere. E.V. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine


Publishers Weekly
"Highly entertaining....[a] complex plot, local color, and vivid characters."


Los Angeles Times
"If I were teaching a course on how to write a mystery, I would make Carolyn Hart required reading."


Orlando Sentinel
If you're looking for a getaway and can't make it to Bermuda, this tale's your ticket.


Tulsa World
"Wonderful summer reading."



"Carolyn Hart embodies the spirit of Agatha Christie more than any other contemporary writer."



"Highly entertaining....[a] complex plot, local color, and vivid characters."



"Hart melds the village mystery and the locked-door whodunit with her own modern and believable version of Miss Marple."


Book Description
Ex-reporter Henrietta "Henrie 0" O'Dwyer Collins joins a wedding party in glorious Bermuda -- only to discover that death is an uninvited guest.Warm turquoise waters and balmy ocean breezes do little to ease Henrie O's discomfort at having to attend the wedding of her ex-son-in-law Lloyd to Connor Bailey, a beautiful widow with a dark past and a knack for attracting men. Recently recovered from pneumonia, the retired Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist joins her grandchildren at an elegant oceanfront hotel -- and is soon embroiled in a deadly puzzle that touches everyone connected with the impending union.


From the Publisher
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About the Author
A recognized master of mystery and spinetingling suspense, Carolyn Hart has written four previous Henrie O mysteries: Dead Man's Island(an Agatha Award winner). Scandal in Fair Haven (nominated for both an Agatha and Macavity Award), Death in Lover's Lane, and Death in Paradise. She has been nominated for and has won multiple Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards for the books in her popular Death on Demand series, and is one of the founders of Sisters in Crime. Mrs. Hart lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

FROM OUR EDITORS

The Barnes & Noble Review
If anyone wonders why Carolyn Hart has chalked up an unprecedented eight Agatha Award nominations, the answer is obvious in Resort to Murder: A Henrie O Mystery. This time out, Hart has chosen an exotic setting as the backdrop for her mystery, contrasting the hell of murder with the heavenly delights of a luxurious vacation resort. The puzzles are plentiful, and despite being weakened by a recent bout of pneumonia, 70-something Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins is as delightful and determined as ever.

While visiting the island paradise of Bermuda, where her onetime son-in-law, Lloyd Drake, is about to marry a beautiful and wealthy widow named Connor Bailey, Henrie quickly discovers that no one seems too pleased about the pending nuptials. That alone creates plenty of tension, but it doesn't take long for murder and mayhem to show up for the festivities, setting everyone's nerves keenly on edge. The first sign of trouble comes when all of the guests -- including Henrie -- witness a ghostly visage hovering about the top of a tower from which the hotel owner's husband plunged to his death a year before. Tied to that death is Lloyd's bride-to-be, Connor, whose beauty and vulnerability seem to attract men by the droves. The man who died was one such admirer, and it's rumored that he jumped to his death after Connor failed to return his affections. Consequently, Connor is quite freaked by the ghostly appearance, putting a definite damper on the wedding festivities.

It doesn't take the down-to-earth Henrie long to fathom the mystery of the ghostly apparition, but the hotel employee who knows the truth turns up dead before he can provide the proof of who's responsible. The death appears to be accidental, but Henrie has information that suggests otherwise. Yet every time she tries to investigate the case, all she manages to do is heighten her own prospects as a possible suspect in the eyes of the local police. And the killer isn't done yet.

Hart's intricate plotting and skillful characterization are showcased to perfection in this work. And it's hard to find a more pleasing sleuth than the ever-energetic and spry Henrie, who can't even enjoy a restful vacation without getting caught up in a deadly game of murder.(Beth Amos)

Beth Amos is the author of several novels, including Second Sight, Eyes of Night, and Cold White Fury.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Carolyn Hart's ex-reporter sleuth, Henrietta "Henrie 0" O'Dwyer Collins, joins a wedding party in glorious Bermuda — only to discover that death is an uninvited guest.Resort To Murder

Retired Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Henrietta Collins no longer races around the globe in pursuit of news. But her talent for troubleshooting and her zest for life are much needed at a family gathering in sunny Bermuda, where murder prowls the halls of a luxury hotel. Henrie 0 has come to the island with her grandchildren for the remarriage of their father, Lloyd Drake. Henrie O's former son-in-law plans to marry Connor Bailey, a beautiful widow with a dark past and a knack for attracting men. Only a year earlier, the resort manager's husband fell from a tower to his death after quarreling with Connor. And now it seems that his restless spirit is haunting the hotel — and perhaps seeking revenge.

Henrie 0 has no patience for bogus supernatural appearances, no matter how artfully done. But when she sets out to unmask the "ghost's" creator, she soon realizes there's much more at stake.

A second death — a fatal fall from a cliff — makes it clear to Henrie 0 that great evil is afoot in this elegant enclave kissed by warm turquoise water, glistening pink sands, and balmy ocean breezes. With everyone connected with the once-joyous planned union of Lloyd and Connor now both a suspect and a potential target of a fiendishly relentless killer, Henrie 0 is gravely concerned for the well-being of her loved ones. It is more than motivation enough for the accomplished amateur sleuth to take investigative matters into her own able hands despite the risks. Decades ofexperience have taught her that there are some lethal secrets that haunt both the innocent and the guilty alike, vengeful spirits who will not rest until some terrible blood debt has been repaid in full.

FROM THE CRITICS

Dean James

Carolyn Hart embodies the spirit of Agatha Christie more than any other contemporary writer.

Los Angeles Times

If I were teaching a course on how to write a mystery, I would make Carolyn Hart required reading.

Los Angeles Times

If I were teaching a course on how to write a mystery, I would make Carolyn Hart required reading.

Publishers Weekly

In this highly entertaining puzzle (after 1999's Death on the River Walk), 70-ish sleuth Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins (aka Henrie O) is in a somber, reflective mode, as befits her age and her life experiences. Recovering from pneumonia, Henrie O isn't sure she feels up to the task of dealing with the emotional maelstrom stewing around the Bermuda wedding of her son-in-law, Lloyd Drake, and beautiful Connor Bailey, a wealthy widow. A granddaughter, unhappy about her father's marriage, is bent on making mischief, while the bride-to-be can't seem to stop herself from attracting the attentions of any male within eyeshot. Lloyd doesn't cope well with his fianc e's penchant for flirtation, and Connor's lawyer, Steve Jennings, appears to have more than Connor's financial interests at heart. The hotel where the party has gathered witnessed tragedy the year before, when Roddy Worrell, the manager's husband, plunged to his death from a tower. According to rumor, Roddy had been infatuated with Connor, who spurned his advances. When a ghost is sighted at the tower, word spreads that Roddy has come back to haunt Connor. The subsequent death of a hotel employee who knew more than he should about the apparition puts Henrie O on the murder scent once again. This series has a deeper and darker emotional texture than Hart's more lively and lighthearted Death on Demand series, but her fans will enjoy the complex plot, local color and vivid characters. (Apr. 25) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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