Something in the Blood by J. G. Goodhind
This is the launch of a new mystery series set in Bath.Honey Driver runs a hotel in Bath. As boss she's in charge one day and washing dishes the next, resisting her mother's match-making attempts and managing multiple responsibilities. Mundane. Safe. Unexciting. Then one day things change.Honey lands the job of liaising with the police on behalf of Bath Hotels Association. No worries, she tells herself. Nothing will happen. She's wrong, and it starts when an American tourist goes missing and Honey is called in to help.Despite the on/off hostility of her police opposite number, she sticks to the task. In the process Honey finds out that there's more to work than washing dishes, and more to murder than malice aforethought.