The Hitchcock Hotel
The gripping thriller from the author of Richard & Judy Book Club pick, The Recovery of Rose Gold
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Descrizione dell’editore
SIX FRIENDS. ONE REMOTE HOTEL. A LONG-OVERDUE REUNION.
WELCOME TO THE HITCHCOCK HOTEL . . .
'Wrobel wittily recreates the mood of creeping suspense and comic horror that makes Hitchcock movies so endlessly entertaining' The Times
'Fans of Knives Out, Agatha Christie, and (of course) Alfred Hitchcock, rejoice! The Hitchcock Hotel is cool, classy – but such fun; reverent – yet so original' A.J Finn
'As twisty as a Hitchcock film' Alex Michaelides
'A scream from start to finish' Janice Hallett
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Alfred Smettle adores Hitchcock.
And who better to become founder, owner and manager of The Hitchcock Hotel, a remote, sprawling Victorian house sitting atop a hill in the beautiful White Mountains, New England. There, guests can find movie props and memorabilia in every room, round-the-clock film screenings, and an aviary with fifty crows.
For the hotel's first anniversary, Alfred invites the five college friends he studied film with. He hasn't spoken to any of them in sixteen years.
Not after what happened.
But who better to appreciate Alfred's creation?
His guests arrive, and everything seems to go according to plan. Until one glimpses someone standing outside her shower curtain.
Another is violently ill every time she eats the hotel food. Then their mobile phones go missing.
You should always make the audience suffer as much as possible, right?
The guests are stuck in the middle of nowhere, and things are about to get even worse. After all, no Hitchcock set is complete without a dead body.
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'A slow burn of suspense, secrets, and lies that – in true Hitchcockian fashion - explodes into a series of twists, each more jaw-dropping than the last' Riley Sager
‘Artful construction, shudder-inducing suspense, and cinematic sparkle make The Hitchcock Hotel the perfect weekend escape’ Tess Wegert
‘A master stylist, Stephanie Wrobel strikes again with well-drawn characters, intricate plotting, satisfying surprises, and first-class entertainment. Endlessly clever, ridiculously entertaining, and so damn fun’ Kathleen West
PRAISE FOR STEPHANIE WROBEL:
'Sensationally good – Wrobel is one to watch' Lee Child
'Worthy of Patricia Highsmith at her finest: quite superb' Daily Mail
'A riveting psychological duel' Sunday Times
'Expertly paced, hugely unsettling, and perfectly dark' Ashley Audrain
'A total page-turner' Lisa Jewell
'A spine-chilling thriller' Stylish
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Wrobel's diverting if somewhat lethargic latest (after This Might Hurt) introduces Hitchcock aficionado Alfred Smettle, owner of the eponymous hotel, a bed-and-breakfast (complete with a crow-filled aviary) in New Hampshire's White Mountains. To celebrate the first anniversary of the hotel's grand opening, Alfred invites five friends from his university film club for a four-day stay. Few members of the group—which includes security specialist TJ, entrepreneur Samira, hedge fund manager Grace, recently disgraced restaurateur Zoe, and luxury clothing heir Julius—have remained close in the 16 years since they graduated, but each has their own private reason for accepting Alfred's invitation. The group's mild interest in reuniting turns to unease as the weekend wears on and buried secrets from their university days rise to the surface, calling into question why, exactly, Alfred has summoned them. Eventually, somebody dies. Wrobel front-loads the narrative with too much exposition, but once the secrets are out, she delivers a fun third act. Hitchcock fans will delight in the copious easter eggs, but others will find this unremarkable.
