Murder at the Hotel Orient
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- $279.00
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- $279.00
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER
For fans of The Maid, Tourist Season, and The Grand Budapest Hotel comes this spicy whodunnit inspired by a real love hotel, which legend claims has existed forever, luring lovers inside for a night of debauchery.
In modern Vienna, American ex-pat Sterling Lockwood is the loyal Concierge at the infamous Hotel Orient. Cameras are forbidden, aliases are required, and every guest has something to hide. For those seeking illicit liaisons, Sterling is the perfect concierge. Sultry and poised, she’s the ultimate keeper of secrets, including her own.
But when dawn breaks and two guests are found dead in their suite, Sterling must break the Orient’s sacred code of discretion, turning detective to find a killer and clear her own name. Alongside Fernando, her quick-witted friend and bellhop, she will risk everything to solve this double murder haunted by the past, in a city with a fetish for nostalgia.
Don't be shy darling, ring the bell...
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Ranelli debuts with an intriguing if messy mystery centered on American concierge Sterling Lockwood, who works at Vienna's notorious Hotel Orient, a well-known location for illicit affairs between wealthy men and sex workers from a nearby brothel. Since all guests use aliases, and no cameras or mobile phones are allowed on the premises, Sterling's job primarily consists of protecting the identities and private matters of the hotel's transitory residents. She adores the anonymity the job provides, owing in part to her own shady past. One night, however, two guests are found murdered in their room after a particularly chaotic evening, and police arrive on the premises. Aided by Fernando, a budding actor and faithful bellhop, Sterling investigates the deaths, hoping to solve the case before the police can dig too deeply into her affairs or those of the Orient's regular clients. The story gets off to a slow start, and Ranelli's insistent focus on the Orient's salacious sexcapades can feel gratuitous. Eventually, however, her large cast of colorful characters and convincing evocation of the setting win out. Readers who stick with the program will be rewarded.
