The Coffee Killer, Book 1 - Motel at the End of the World

Welcome to the Crescent Motel… Few jobs are more depressing than working the night desk of a rundown roadside motel. Unless it’s the end of the world, the cupboards are nearly bare, and your only inheritance is a creaking neon sign and a lobby that smells faintly of burnt coffee and wet dog. Darrell Riley is doing his level best to keep the Crescent Motel running after the apocalypse. With power outages, supply shortages, and bartering for basic necessities, survival is already a full-time job. His staff consists of one bossy housekeeper, Nance, and one anxious former police dog, Bruno, who trusts his nose more than any remaining authority. When a guest turns up dead during a brutal storm and the roads wash out, the tiny motel becomes a locked-in crime scene. There’s no law enforcement anymore—just Darrell, Nance, Bruno, and a cast of stranded guests with more secrets than canned goods. Someone at the Crescent Motel