Murder at the Driskill

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Pub Date 26 Nov 2021 | Archive Date 31 May 2022

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It’s 1953 and reporter Sydney Lockhart and her partner/boyfriend; PI Ralph Dixon; are hobnobbing at a swanky party at the Driskill Hotel in Austin; Texas. Before Sydney finishes her first martini; a gunshot sounds; and future gubernatorial candidate; Leland Tatum; is found dead in the Yellow Rose Suite down the hall. With wit and humor; Syndey finds herself embroiled in another hotel murder.

Sydney and Dixon have just opened their new detective agency when a high-profile case walks through the door. The sleuthing couple are hired by a campaign manager to discover what possible opposition research could ruin his gubernatorial candidate’s chances to win. But before they can begin their investigation the candidate is murdered in a room next to the Yellow Rose Suite in the famous Driskill Hotel.

The 1950s were seldom as exciting as in these fast-paced and funny mysteries; which are packed with action right to the end. What will bring you back to the next Sydney Lockhart novel; though; is the snappy dialogue and the cast of memorable characters. If you’re tired of the 21st Century; or just need a little break from it; pour yourself a martini and open Murder at the Driskill for the perfect escape.

 —Karla Klyng

A no nonsense; tightly crafted page turner with laugh-out-loud moments. — Dan Andriacco

It’s 1953 and reporter Sydney Lockhart and her partner/boyfriend; PI Ralph Dixon; are hobnobbing at a swanky party at the Driskill Hotel in Austin; Texas. Before Sydney finishes her first martini; a...


Advance Praise

A no nonsense; tightly crafted page turner with laugh-out-loud moments.”

—Dan Andriacco; author of “No Place Like Holmes”

The 1950s were seldom as exciting as in these fast-paced and funny mysteries; which are packed with action right to the end. What will bring you back to the next Sydney Lockhart novel; though; is the snappy dialogue and the cast of memorable characters. If you’re tired of the 21st Century; or just need a little break from it; pour yourself a martini and open Murder at the Driskill for the perfect escape.

—Karla Klyng

“Sydney Lockhart is one of the feistiest; funniest P.I.’s in Texas-or anywhere else! ‘50s pop culture and a crowd of quirky characters make Kaska’s latest mystery a killer read.”

—Sheila Webster Boneham; author of Catwalk and the other Animals in Focus mysteries

Kaska has written another tour de force of a novel: set in Austin Texas in 1953; Murder at the Driskill is the next episode in the exploits of Sydney Lockhart; reporter cum detective; who in this brilliant series; is confronted with murders in the magnificent elite hotels of the Southwest. ... Ms. Kaska concocts a delicious plot with crisp dialogue spiced with humor and well-shaped but very human characters. A novel that is a delight to read!” —Geza Tatrallyay

Kaska has written another tour de force of a novel: set in Austin Texas in 1953; Murder at the Driskill is the next episode in the exploits of Sydney Lockhart; reporter cum detective; who in this brilliant series; is confronted with murders in the magnificent elite hotels of the Southwest. Sydney’s handsome partner in their new detective agency; Ralph Dixon; invites her to a classy party at the Driskill; and they are confronted there by the sound of gunshots in an adjacent room: Leland Tatum; a candidate for governor has been murdered. Sydney and Ralph; joined by junior partner Billy and flamboyant cousin Ruth; struggle to solve this murder; and more along the way; themselves coming under fire a number of times. The mystery becomes complicated with several possible suspects; all of whom are to say the least; interesting characters. The author leaves no detail unattended to—even Sydney’s eccentric pets; Monroe and Mealworm are players in their own right.

Ms. Kaska concocts a delicious plot with crisp dialogue spiced with humor and well-shaped but very human characters. A novel that is a delight to read!” —Geza Tatrallyay


A no nonsense; tightly crafted page turner with laugh-out-loud moments.”

—Dan Andriacco; author of “No Place Like Holmes”

The 1950s were seldom as exciting as in these fast-paced and funny...


Marketing Plan

Kathleen Kaska is the author of the awarding-winning mystery series: the Sydney Lockhart Mystery Series set in the 1950s and the Kate Caraway Animal-Rights Mystery Series. Her first two Lockhart mysteries, Murder at the Arlington and Murder at the Luther, were selected as bonus books for the Pulpwood Queen Book Group, the country’s largest book group. She also writes mystery trivia. The Sherlock Holmes Quiz Book was published by Rowman & Littlefield. Her Holmes short story, “The Adventure at Old Basingstoke,” appears in Sherlock Holmes of Baking Street, a Belanger Books anthology. She is the founder of The Dogs in the Nighttime, the Sherlock Holmes Society of Anacortes, Washington, a scion of The Baker Street Irregulars.

Kathleen Kaska is the author of the awarding-winning mystery series: the Sydney Lockhart Mystery Series set in the 1950s and the Kate Caraway Animal-Rights Mystery Series. Her first two Lockhart...


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As a current resident of the Austin area, when I saw the title I had to read it! I loved this story and Sydney Lockhart is an amazing character! Set in the 1950s, it was so good to read about an independent female character living on her own and enjoying a career, as hard fought as it has been. The acknowledgement that people during that time had sex outside of marriage and that some men can and did respect a woman's career was awesome.

In this book, Sydney, her PI boyfriend, Ralph Dixon and their partner Billy are hired to find out what the opposition has on a gubernatorial candidate. But the candidate is killed before they can even get started..

I was so intrigued by the characters, I started reading the series from the beginning and loved every single book! Cousin Ruth, along with the rest of Sydney's family and friends are so much fun. I cannot wait to read the next one! Thank you to #NetGalley for the opportunity to read #MurderattheDriskill.

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