Solid Gold Murder

Solid Gold Murder is the first volume of the Golden Motel Mystery Series, a cozy mystery featuring an amateur sleuth. Former sitcom writer Dee Stern manages the Golden Motel-of-the-Mountains in the scenic Californian village of Foundgold. To erase the property's reputation as a murder motel, Dee and her business partner introduce a family-friendly gold panning activity. However, the accidental discovery of a real gold nugget triggers a viral social media frenzy, attracting greedy prospectors and tech executives to the local woods.

The situation turns deadly when a smug retired CEO is found at the bottom of a mineshaft. As a woman sleuth in this fiction title, Dee must navigate a field of suspects to find the killer. This mystery and detective story blends elements of holidays and vacation settings with a tense search for the truth. Dee fights to save her business and her life in Solid Gold Murder.