Inn of Evil — Joanne Creighton

THE SPELL OF BAYVIEW LODGE...

Pretty Beth Hadley had loved and obeyed her brilliant, charming father all her young life. Now, even after his shocking death, she found herself following his command by returning to Bayview Lodge.

His dying message brought her to this place of decaying elegance, once the Hadley home, now converted to a hotel with few guests and many mysteries. Here many years ago Beth's mother had met a savage end. Here was hidden a secret that would prove Beth's father's innocence or guilt forever. And here the hand of danger was poised to strike the moment Beth let down her guard, whether her eyes were blurred by mourning tears, or closed as she received a lover's kiss...