This entertaining novel, by hospitality veteran Greg Plank, follows the adventures of retired Marine Edwin Christian, who inherits the elegant but aging Hotel St. George from his grandfather. Edwin discovers that the hotel, once the gem of the city, has fallen on financial hard times. He has to make some tough operating decisions while juggling the needs of the hotel's dedicated staff, the outrageous demands of his society-hound sister, the disapproval of his older brother, and suspiciously-timed visits from the health department and the building code inspector.

Add to that the mystery of a dead body in a guest room, exotic dancers roaming the halls, and a whole range of colorful and sometimes shady hotel guests, and you've got a hotel story sure to keep you turning pages.