SUMMARY

For thirty-six-year-old Trevor Lambert, life revolves around work. As Director of Rooms at the luxurious and ultra-modern Universe Hotel in New York, he radiates dignified professionalism and high-end hospitality. When Trevor inadvertently escorts VIP guest Brenda Rathberger–the cantankerous executive director of the Victims of Impaired Drivers conference–past the dead body of the hotel's owner, Trevor's perfect world implodes. Police believe a hotel executive may be responsible and their suggestion that alcohol may have been involved encourages Brenda to use the controversy to grandstand her cause. She joins forces with celebrated TV anchor Honica Winters, who exposes the sordid details on national television.

With his dear coworkers under suspicion and his treasured guests turning on him, it's all Trevor can do to protect everyone, particularly his sweet and lovely duty manager, Nancy. In the resulting clash among pampered guests, harried employees, and militant protesters, Trevor struggles to find the killer and to preserve the dignity of the Universe.

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• Chapter One

REVIEWS

"Lambert's wry turn as an accidental house detective puts Craig's erudite whodunit solidly on the map." --Publishers Weekly

"An entertaining insider's look at the hotel business by a first timer. " --Library Journal

PUBLICITY REVIEWS

"More than just a crime novel, Murder at the Universe is an entertaining satire of the modern hospitality industry." --Calgary Sun

"The compellingly readable story weaves together ideas about family, love, alcohol and the real cost of a job?. reading about it is entertaining, from the meet-and-greet right up to the guest departure experience." --Vancouver Sun

"Craig has kicked off his series with a bang, a big bang of a book? wonderfully clever and well executed." --Crimespree Magazine

Editors' Choice, "A mysterious tale of intrigue" --EnRoute Magazine

"Best in the West this Month" --Western Living Magazine

"Craig takes readers on a raucous, quick-paced murder mystery through the glamorous halls of the fictional Universe Hotel in New York." --Los Angeles Confidential

Hit List. "?this is kind of like an episode of Survivor in five-star accommodations." --Wish Magazine