Welcome to episode #16 of the Mark McNease Mysteries Podcast, Audio Mysteries and Fiction. Episode #16 continues my reading of Reservation for Murder: A Kyle Callahan Mystery, with chapters 45, 46, and 47.

On last week's episode, Kyle and Linda continued their pursuit of a killer who had murdered two of the guests staying at Passion House and who may have been instrumental in the disappearance of a third man six months earlier.

Meanwhile, Scott Harris did his best impression of a grieving widower, while wondering what happened to his husband Harold's phone. Find the phone, find the killer? Sergeant Hoyt of the Lambertville Police surely agrees.

Welcome to episode #15 of the Mark McNease Mysteries Podcast, Audio Mysteries and Fiction. Episode #15 continues my reading of Reservation for Murder: A Kyle Callahan Mystery, with chapters 42, 43, and 44.

On last week's episode, houseman Justin had gotten out of Dodge, escaping to New York City without telling anyone but his friend Sammy Crocker, who'd moved to the city several years ago and was happy to get a surprise visit from Justin.

Meanwhile, Kyle and Linda went to the Carlyle Art Gallery in New Hope to talk to Melissa Lockland, wife of Kevin Lockland, who'd vanished six months ago and may be another of the killer's victims.

Welcome to episode #14 of the Mark McNease Mysteries Podcast, Audio Mysteries and Fiction. Episode #14 continues my reading of Reservation for Murder: A Kyle Callahan Mystery, with chapters 39, 40, and 41.

On last week's episode, Gladys continued having mixed feelings about the murder of Harold Summit: she wasn't all that upset he was dead, but she was very concerned about the possibility of being a suspect. Harold's husband Scott, meanwhile, was torn between appearing to be a grieving widower and calling the bank and life insurance company to find out when funds become available to a surviving spouse.

Across the river in New Hope, Kyle and Linda visited Paul Thibodeaux, the late Joseph Garland's friend listed in his day planner. Thibodeaux told them Garland had been in town to try and find out what happened to his late wife's nephew, Kevin Lockland. Kevin had disappeared six months earlier, making it very likely there were three victims involved in someone's scheme for revenge. But who was that someone, and why were they killing these men?

Welcome to episode #13 of the Mark McNease Mysteries Podcast, Audio Mysteries and Fiction. Episode #13 continues my reading of Reservation for Murder: A Kyle Callahan Mystery, with chapters 36, 37, and 38.

In last week's episode, Kyle teamed with his friend, retired detective Linda Sikorsky, to find out more about their mysterious house guest, Joseph Garland. The elderly gentleman had said little to anyone except that he'd planned to have dinner with an old friend his first night in town.

Kyle made excuses to enter his guest's room (he may need help, he may be ill), and was soon shocked when Patty rushed in to tell them Garland had been found dead. Two murders, two house guests! Kyle quickly made copies of a day planner Garland had on his nightstand, and soon he called the late Joseph Garland's friend to arrange a conversation.

Welcome to episode #12 of the Mark McNease Mysteries Podcast, Audio Mysteries and Fiction. Episode #12 continues my reading of Reservation for Murder: A Kyle Callahan Mystery, with chapters 33, 34, and 35.

Last week I read chapters 30, 31 and 32. Kyle allowed his obsession with Harold Summit's murder to get the best of his, especially now that the houseguests were expected to give statements to the police. Mysterious guest Joseph Garland remained a no-show, and houseman Justin admitted to Kyle that he'd been planning a tryst with Summit before someone put a bullet in him. Part II, A Friend in Need, saw Kyle realizing he needed help with his investigation, and that meant recruiting his friend, retired detective Linda Sikorsky. Gladys felt guilty, Justin felt trapped, and Scott's grief was tempered with the expectation of an inheritance.

Welcome to episode #11 of the Mark McNease Mysteries Podcast, Audio Mysteries and Fiction. Episode #11 continues my reading of Reservation for Murder: A Kyle Callahan Mystery, with chapters 30, 31, and 32.

Last week I read chapters 27, 28 and 29. The reading of Kirsten's book had been interrupted by the arrival at Passion House of Sergeant Bryan Hoyt of the Lambertville Police. He talked to Harold Summit's husband Scott away from the others, and Kyle soon learned that Summit had been murdered.

Afterward, Scott was in his suite upstairs trying to decide if his grief was greater than his realization that he would soon be a wealthy widower, while downstairs everyone had left and the sergeant spoke to Kyle and Danny. There would be more questions to answer at the police station the following day.

Welcome to episode #10 of the Mark McNease Mysteries Podcast, Audio Mysteries and Fiction. Episode #10 continues my reading of Reservation for Murder: A Kyle Callahan Mystery, with chapters 27, 28, and 29.

In last week's episode, Scott headed to the writers conference to join Harold at a reception. He'd never been included in these before and he was excited, until he arrived and was greeted with stares of derision at the mention of Harold's name. He fled back to Passion House where a book reading was scheduled that evening. Kirsten McClellan, Linda Sikorsky's wife, was later enjoying a successful reading of her Rox Harmony mystery when Sergeant Brian Hoyt from the Lambertville Police Station arrived, asking to speak to Scott. That was when Kyle knew Harold Summit was dead.

In last week's episode, Scott met Harold for lunch at a local restaurant. After thinking Harold was a no-show, Scott was about to leave when Harold finally showed up ... and shocked him by inviting him to a reception at the writers conference later. Back at Passion House, Patty was ratting out Justin for being gone too long on an errand, assuming, as she would, that he was up to no good. Kyle told her nicely to mind her own business, and then he called Linda Sikorsky to finalize things for that night's book reading. Harold met Justin at the old abandoned railcars before heading to the conference, where he was stunned to find he was not wanted.

Welcome to episode #8 of the Mark McNease Mysteries Podcast, Audio Mysteries and Fiction. Episode #8 continues my reading of Reservation for Murder: A Kyle Callahan Mystery, with chapters 21, 22, and 23.

In last week's episode, Kyle decided to take a stroll in town, stopping at the house first to see if Patty needed anything. She told him Justin had left to run an errand ... which we soon found out was really his plan to meet houseguest Harold Summit by the old abandoned railcars. Meanwhile, Gladys and Carol made it to the writers conference, and Gladys rehearsed her big speech accusing Harold Summit of the writers' crime to end all crimes: stealing her ideas.

In last week's episode, Kyle suspected houseman Justin of flirting with houseguest Harold Summit and preparing to break the rules: no fraternizing with the customers. A short time later, Scott pouted in his suite with husband Harold over once again being left behind while Harold attended a writers convention. Harold placated him with a promise of lunch in a local restaurant, then headed out with plans of his own. And across the hall in the other suite, Gladys Finch revealed why she hated Harold Summit and what she planned to do about it: revenge had a name, and that name was Gladys Finch.