Sam's trip to a luxury hotel in New York City brings a shocking discovery-a lifeless body found in a surprising place.

When her editor at Carmel Today magazine, Mona Reynolds, heads off to speak at a conference in New York City, travel writer Samantha Powers feels a little left out. Not only is she craving an adventure, but Roger Kai, the detective she's been seeing since her first trip for the magazine, is also in New York for a forensics conference.

That all changes when Mona calls Sam with the news that her friend, the conference's founder, has disappeared. In New York, Sam meets Mona's colorful array of friends and the very formal staff at the historic hotel hosting the conference. When a body is found, everyone writes it off as an accident, but Sam isn't so sure. She finds herself juggling time between Roger and a flirtatious Broadway stage technician while uncovering years of secrets. When Sam ends up locked in a secret underground room, she wonders if she may have finally pushed her luck too far.

Destination New York City is the fourth in the Destination Murder Mystery series, which combines exotic locales and a behind-the-scenes look at the travel industry with the twists and turns expected from a good mystery.