{"id":27648,"date":"2021-09-16T07:45:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T11:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=27648"},"modified":"2022-10-16T14:04:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T14:04:21","slug":"review-deadly-summer-nights-by-vicky-delany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/16\/review-deadly-summer-nights-by-vicky-delany\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \ud83d\udd0d Deadly Summer Nights by Vicky Delany"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-27648\" data-postid=\"27648\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-27648 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/deadly-summer-nights-vicki-delany.jpeg?resize=310%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-29268\" title=\"deadly-summer-nights-vicki-delany\" alt=\"deadly-summer-nights-vicki-delany\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/deadly-summer-nights-vicki-delany.jpeg?w=310&amp;ssl=1 310w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/deadly-summer-nights-vicki-delany.jpeg?resize=186%2C300&amp;ssl=1 186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/deadly-summer-nights-vicki-delany.jpeg?resize=400%2C645&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">It\u2019s the summer of 1953, and Elizabeth Grady is settling into Haggerman\u2019s Catskills Resort. As a vacation getaway, Haggerman\u2019s is ideal, and although Elizabeth\u2019s ostentatious but well-meaning mother is new to running the resort, Elizabeth is eager to help her organize the guests and the entertainment acts. But Elizabeth will have to resort to untested abilities if she wants to save her mother\u2019s business.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">When a reclusive guest is found dead in a lake on the grounds, and a copy of The Communist Manifesto is found in his cabin, the local police chief is convinced that the man was a Russian spy. But Elizabeth isn\u2019t so sure, and with the fate of the resort hanging in the balance, she\u2019ll need to dodge red herrings, withstand the Red Scare, and catch a killer red-handed.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Sep 14, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>A Catskill Summer Resort Mystery<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $7.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Elizabeth Grady<\/strong> is helping her mother, retired show dancer Olivia Peters, run Haggerman\u2019s Catskills lakefront resort. Elizabeth does the bulk of work running the resort, but Olivia is on hand to use her star power to smooth over any public relations hiccups. Except for a neighboring resort owner trying everything he can to make Haggerman\u2019s look bad, things are going pretty smoothly. Things take a large turn for the worse, though, when the body of one of their guests is found in the lake. There is no doubt it\u2019s murder, and the local police chief starts a rumor the victim was a communist. He accuses both Elizabeth and Olivia of being fellow members of the party, which in 1953 would mean the end of their business. Elizabeth works to clear their names and find the actual motive and the real killer.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019ve enjoyed a few different series by this author and as a fan of the movie <em>Dirty Dancing<\/em>, I couldn\u2019t wait to read this book. There aren\u2019t any dance lessons being given in this book, a band does play in the evenings and some of the staff members mingle and dance with the older guests. The author does a good job of transporting the reader to the Catskills in the early 1950s through the descriptions of the fashions and customs of that era. I like the main character, Elizabeth, and her wonderful sense of humor. I really enjoyed the banter between her and her best friend and hotel staff member, Velvet McNally. By the end of the book, Elizabeth has two different handsome men vying for her affections, so future books should be interesting.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The mystery itself is intriguing, with a lot of potential suspects. I like the way Elizabeth is able to get information about the crime even when the local police and even the FBI fail. The ending is a little more complicated than it needed to be, but it provides a solution to the murder and wraps up all the various subplots. I\u2019ve never been to the Catskills, but I enjoyed spending time at Haggerman\u2019s through this well-written cozy mystery. I would definitely read future books in this series.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">~ Christine<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3CfVq7k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/deadly-summer-nights\/id1540895224?itsct=books_box_link&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=11l88k&amp;ct=books_deadly_summer_nights&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/deadly-summer-nights-vicki-delany\/1138287620?ean=9780593334386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/deadly-summer-nights-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Vicki_Delany_Deadly_Summer_Nights?id=BHUJEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s the summer of 1953, and Elizabeth Grady is settling into Haggerman\u2019s Catskills Resort. 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As a vacation getaway, Haggerman\u2019s is ideal, and although Elizabeth\u2019s ostentatious but well-meaning mother is new to running the resort, Elizabeth is eager to help her organize the guests and the entertainment acts. But Elizabeth will have to resort to untested abilities if she wants to save her mother\u2019s business.<br \/><br \/>When a reclusive guest is found dead in a lake on the grounds, and a copy of The Communist Manifesto is found in his cabin, the local police chief is convinced that the man was a Russian spy. But Elizabeth isn\u2019t so sure, and with the fate of the resort hanging in the balance, she\u2019ll need to dodge red herrings, withstand the Red Scare, and catch a killer red-handed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Sep 14, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>A Catskill Summer Resort Mystery<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $7.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Elizabeth Grady<\/strong> is helping her mother, retired show dancer Olivia Peters, run Haggerman\u2019s Catskills lakefront resort. Elizabeth does the bulk of work running the resort, but Olivia is on hand to use her star power to smooth over any public relations hiccups. Except for a neighboring resort owner trying everything he can to make Haggerman\u2019s look bad, things are going pretty smoothly. Things take a large turn for the worse, though, when the body of one of their guests is found in the lake. There is no doubt it\u2019s murder, and the local police chief starts a rumor the victim was a communist. He accuses both Elizabeth and Olivia of being fellow members of the party, which in 1953 would mean the end of their business. Elizabeth works to clear their names and find the actual motive and the real killer.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019ve enjoyed a few different series by this author and as a fan of the movie <em>Dirty Dancing<\/em>, I couldn\u2019t wait to read this book. There aren\u2019t any dance lessons being given in this book, a band does play in the evenings and some of the staff members mingle and dance with the older guests. The author does a good job of transporting the reader to the Catskills in the early 1950s through the descriptions of the fashions and customs of that era. I like the main character, Elizabeth, and her wonderful sense of humor. I really enjoyed the banter between her and her best friend and hotel staff member, Velvet McNally. By the end of the book, Elizabeth has two different handsome men vying for her affections, so future books should be interesting.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The mystery itself is intriguing, with a lot of potential suspects. I like the way Elizabeth is able to get information about the crime even when the local police and even the FBI fail. The ending is a little more complicated than it needed to be, but it provides a solution to the murder and wraps up all the various subplots. I\u2019ve never been to the Catskills, but I enjoyed spending time at Haggerman\u2019s through this well-written cozy mystery. I would definitely read future books in this series.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">~ Christine<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3CfVq7k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/deadly-summer-nights\/id1540895224?itsct=books_box_link&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=11l88k&amp;ct=books_deadly_summer_nights&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/deadly-summer-nights-vicki-delany\/1138287620?ean=9780593334386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/deadly-summer-nights-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Vicki_Delany_Deadly_Summer_Nights?id=BHUJEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27648"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29270,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27648\/revisions\/29270"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}