Wednesday, February 25, 2026

The Accidental Detective Book 5: Someone Murderous at The Midnight Motel is FREE! Grab this female sleuth #mystery filled with twists, humor, and heart now. 🕵️‍♀️ #books

Someone Murderous at The Midnight Motel (The Accidental Detective Book 5) is FREE at all ebook retailers.

No one warned her hot flashes could lead to death…

Forced to leave her celebrated career as an international war correspondent after an injury, Kate Tessler now dabbles in detective work in her Arizona hometown along with her sister, Jen. When Jen's old college friend asks them to investigate suspicious activity at a motel he inherited, it sounds like a free vacation with a little surveillance thrown in. 

But when Kate's hot flashes wake her in the middle of the night, she wanders outside to cool off and stumbles into a crime scene. 

Kate and Jen can’t trust anyone at the motel or the local police force they suspect of corruption. The lies pile up, the villains multiply, and the motel is hiding more secrets than they ever imagined. Good thing they have their eclectic senior sidekicks to share the undercover work.

In the Accidental Detective humorous mystery series, a witty journalist solves mysteries in Arizona and tackles the challenges of turning fifty. 

Readers sayA page turning read... I have enjoyed this series so much. 

“What’s great about this series is the easy, affectionate relationship between the amateur investigators, ranging from very young to senior people. I love that everyone has something to do and to contribute to the general investigation goals. The humor and teasing are also stupendous.”

This book was really entertaining. This is such a fun series to read. I like the characters as they are all so quirky, yet genuine... I highly recommend this book and the whole series. Another 5 star book by Kris Bock!

Quick Peek:

Something rustled in the bushes. I heard footsteps—or was that the pounding of my heart? I turned and ran for my room, my shoes smacking the pavement. Silence wouldn’t save me. If someone was watching from the shadows, they already knew I was there. In any case, I couldn’t stop myself from running as fast as my legs would let me, begging the stiff muscles in my bad leg to keep up and not send me sprawling.

My key card. Where was it? My hands were empty. I leaned my cane next to the door so I could pat my hips with the hand that wasn’t damp and sticky. My sleep shorts didn’t have pockets. Had I dropped it? I didn’t want to go back there. I didn’t want anyone else to find the key, either. A shudder racked my body at the thought.

I swung around and scanned the area. Spots danced before my eyes. I sucked in a breath. A second breath. The spots faded.

The surface of the pool sparkled from the underwater lights. Dim lights shone over most of the doors. They cast overlapping shadows, so the tables and chairs outside each room became a jumble of lines. The bushes sat like hunched figures. The patio under the awning had no lights, plunging the gruesome sight there into darkness. The entrance to the stairwell was a black pit. Shadows everywhere. So many shadows.

Find the Accidental Detective humorous mystery series at all major retailers.

Kris Bock writes mystery, suspense, and romance, often with smart, snarky heroines finding adventure (sometimes against their will) in the Southwest. She lives in New Mexico where she enjoys hiking with her spouse and playing with their ferrets.

In the Reluctant Psychic Mystery series, a quirky loner who can read the history of any object with her touch gets drawn into mysteries at the museum of oddities where she works.

Kris’s romantic suspense novels include stories of treasure hunting, archaeology, and intrigue. Readers have called these novels “Smart romance with an Indiana Jones feel.”

The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series stars the employees and customers at a cat café. Watch as they fall in love with each other and shelter cats. In the Accidental Billionaire Cowboys series, a Texas ranching family wins a fortune in the lottery. Who wouldn’t want to be a billionaire? Turns out winning the lottery causes as many problems as it solves. 

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