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Vacations are Murder
(2026)(The fifth book in the Middle Age is Murder Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Nellie H Steele
A seaside hotel. A Halloween storm. And a guest who wasn’t who they claimed to be.
Ellie and Mia are ready for a peaceful fall getaway in Bar Harbor.
The historic Harborview hotel is just days away from closing for the season, the summer crowds have vanished, and the town is buzzing with its annual Halloween celebration. With only a handful of guests remaining and long hallways lined with open rooms prepared for winter, the nearly empty hotel feels more eerie than elegant.
But after a festive night of costumes and coastal fun, a storm rolls in — and their relaxing vacation takes a deadly turn.
While wandering the quiet corridors with their ever-observant pets, Ellie and Mia mistake what looks like bundled winter bedding for storage.
It isn’t.
It’s a body.
Cut off by worsening weather and stranded with the remaining guests and staff, they quickly discover the victim had checked in under a false identity — and may have been secretly connected to the hotel’s founding family.
Now, as the storm traps them inside and suspicions rise, Ellie and Mia must untangle a web of hidden claims, old secrets, and unfinished business before the hotel closes for good… and the killer slips away with the truth.
Because this vacation was supposed to be relaxing.
Instead, it’s murder.
Escape to the Maine coast — if you dare.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Ellie and Mia are ready for a peaceful fall getaway in Bar Harbor.
The historic Harborview hotel is just days away from closing for the season, the summer crowds have vanished, and the town is buzzing with its annual Halloween celebration. With only a handful of guests remaining and long hallways lined with open rooms prepared for winter, the nearly empty hotel feels more eerie than elegant.
But after a festive night of costumes and coastal fun, a storm rolls in — and their relaxing vacation takes a deadly turn.
While wandering the quiet corridors with their ever-observant pets, Ellie and Mia mistake what looks like bundled winter bedding for storage.
It isn’t.
It’s a body.
Cut off by worsening weather and stranded with the remaining guests and staff, they quickly discover the victim had checked in under a false identity — and may have been secretly connected to the hotel’s founding family.
Now, as the storm traps them inside and suspicions rise, Ellie and Mia must untangle a web of hidden claims, old secrets, and unfinished business before the hotel closes for good… and the killer slips away with the truth.
Because this vacation was supposed to be relaxing.
Instead, it’s murder.
Escape to the Maine coast — if you dare.
Genre: Cozy Mystery