It’s the Golden Era in the Catskills, but some skeletons won’t stay buried. In the summer of 1954, Abe and Dotty are back at work in the thriving hotel industry. The Catskill Mountains are buzzing with top-notch entertainment, packed dining rooms, and lively bungalow colonies. When a decades-old skeleton is unearthed in a secret room at the courthouse, the past collides with the present. The feds also announce they are resuming the hunt for the missing “bootleg bounty” fortune. While Abe focuses on advancing his career, Dotty worries that the defunct criminal organization, Murder, Inc. is back. Abe's impossible-to-please ma returns, posing a major hurdle in his quest to become a maître d'. Will the big investment he joins come through, or will it go bust? And as a new racetrack opens, an opportunity to co-own a racehorse with friends also puts Abe's career at risk. Jealousy, rivalries, and the looming presence of gangsters threaten to spoil the summer's carefree spirit. Mountain Maître D' is a gripping tale perfect for fans of cozy historical mysteries, set in the heyday of the Catskills. “I could not believe how Lily Barrish Levner captured the feeling of what goes on behind the scenes in the kitchens,” Joyce Wadler, author of The Satyr in Bungalow D