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The Hotel
- Author
- Louise Mumford
- Narrator
- Beth Lilly
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 22 June 2023
- Run Time
- 8 hours 36 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
Four of them went to the hotel
Four students travel to Ravencliffe, an eerie abandoned hotel perched on steep cliffs on the Welsh coast. After a series of unexplained accidents, only three of them leave. The fourth, Leo, disappears, and is never seen again.
Only three of them came back
A decade on, the friends have lost contact. Oscar is fame-hungry, making public appearances and selling his story. Richard sank into alcoholism and is only just recovering. Bex just wants to forget – until one last opportunity to go back offers the chance to find out what really happened to Leo.
Ten years later, they return one last time
But as soon as they get to the hotel things start going wrong again. Objects mysteriously disappear and reappear. Accidents happen. And Bex realises that her former friends know far more than they are letting on about the true events at Ravencliffe that night…
Readers love The Hotel:‘I was totally immersed in the story.
Short chapters ✔️
Atmospheric setting ✔️
Pacy ✔️
Tension ✔️
Curses and ghosts ✔️’
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‘It's the 1st time I've read a Louise Mumford book, but based on this it won't be my last. I can usually guess the twist at the end of these type of novels but nope, not this time. I loved this’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Kept me up late with the twists and turns and excellent plot. Looking forward to more reads from Louise.’
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‘Didn't want to put the book down but also didn't want to finish it!’
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‘It really kept you guessing, and was impossible to tell how it was going to end. So many different twists right up until the final page.’
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‘What a gripping read! This author just keeps getting better and better!’
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Critics Review
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Praise for The Hotel:
‘A brilliantly fresh and clever thriller… perfectly creepy’ Philippa East
‘A spine-tingling, atmospheric read’ Mira V Shah
‘A heart in the mouth thriller… Unputdownable’ Penny Batchelor
‘A clever and original thriller’ Sarah Clarke
‘Deliciously dark, beautifully descriptive, and brilliantly paced… A haunting thriller with twists in every chapter’ Karin Nordin
‘Clever, compelling and wonderfully creepy’ Diane Jeffrey
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Details
- Author
- Louise Mumford
- Narrator
- Beth Lilly
- Duration
- 8 hours 36 minutes
- Release Date
- 22 June 2023
- ISBN
- 9780008589882
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Psychological thriller, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: coming of age, Horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction, Adventure / action fiction
Synopsis
Do you dare pick up The Hotel, the stunning thriller readers are calling ‘fast paced’, ‘creepy’ and ‘gripping the whole way through’? Four of them went to the hotel Four students travel to Ravencliffe, an eerie abandoned hotel perched on steep cliffs on the Welsh coast. After a series of unexplained accidents, only three of them leave. The fourth, Leo, disappears, and is never seen again. Only three of them came back A decade on, the friends have lost contact. Oscar is fame-hungry, making public appearances and selling his story. Richard sank into alcoholism and is only just recovering. Bex just wants to forget – until one last opportunity to go back offers the chance to find out what really happened to Leo. Ten years later, they return one last time But as soon as they get to the hotel things start going wrong again. Objects mysteriously disappear and reappear. Accidents happen. And Bex realises that her former friends know far more than they are letting on about the true events at Ravencliffe that night… Readers love The Hotel: ‘I was totally immersed in the story.Short chapters ✔️Atmospheric setting ✔️Pacy ✔️Tension ✔️Curses and ghosts ✔️’Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘It's the 1st time I've read a Louise Mumford book, but based on this it won't be my last. I can usually guess the twist at the end of these type of novels but nope, not this time. I loved this’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Kept me up late with the twists and turns and excellent plot. Looking forward to more reads from Louise.’Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Didn't want to put the book down but also didn't want to finish it!’Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘It really kept you guessing, and was impossible to tell how it was going to end. So many different twists right up until the final page.’Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘What a gripping read! This author just keeps getting better and better!’Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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