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Hotel California
The Music and Murder Mystery Series (Book 1)
- Narrator
- various
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 12 July 2022
- Run Time
- 7 hours 55 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
Featuring a new Jack Reacher story by Andrew Child!
A dangerous drifter, a hired gun, a grisly corpse—you never know who you’ll run into at the Hotel California.
Eight deliciously talented mystery authors have lent their skills of crafting murder and suspense to this collection of gripping short stories. Each of these eight provocative tales is designed to entertain and mystify—and maybe even chill you to your core. Get lost in the wild imaginations of such New York Times bestselling writers as Andrew Child, Heather Graham, Reed Farrel Coleman, and John Gilstrap, plus authors Rick Bleiweiss, Jennifer Graeser Dornbush, Amanda Flower, and Don Bruns. From the titular tale “Hotel California” to a new, original Jack Reacher adventure, these stories have a little something for every mystery lover.
Go ahead. Check in, enjoy some room service, and stay until the very last tantalizing page. Just don’t forget to search the closet or behind the curtains.
Critics Review
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“Get out your steely knives…this story collection from some of today’s top thriller writers makes for bloody good reading.”
Brian Freeman, New York Times bestselling author of The Deep, Deep Snow
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“With its edge-of-your-seat scenarios, shady personalities, and occasional touch of the supernatural, Hotel California delivers a gripping series of adventures with a mix of hopeful and horrifying outcomes.”
Foreword Reviews
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“If you like mysteries and twisted endings, you will love Hotel California, an anthology of new mystery short stories, by evilly talented mystery authors…These eight authors will captivate you with amazing details, history, and diabolical character development…If you love a good mystery, these stories are a must-read.”
Book Junkie Reviews
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“Eight tales with a twist. Make that eight twists…Expect, and enjoy, the unexpected.”
Kirkus Reviews
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“Don Bruns has gathered eight solid writers who do justice to the Eagles’ anthem and the album’s other songs while putting a spin on the stories behind the songs…Each story in Hotel California is well thought out.”
Oline Cogdill, South Florida Sun Sentinel
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Details
- Narrator
- various
- Duration
- 7 hours 55 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 July 2022
- ISBN
- 9781665021821
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Crime and mystery fiction, Anthologies: general, Crime and mystery fiction
Synopsis
Featuring a new Jack Reacher story by Andrew Child!A dangerous drifter, a hired gun, a grisly corpse—you never know who you’ll run into at the Hotel California.Eight deliciously talented mystery authors have lent their skills of crafting murder and suspense to this collection of gripping short stories. Each of these eight provocative tales is designed to entertain and mystify—and maybe even chill you to your core. Get lost in the wild imaginations of such New York Times bestselling writers as Andrew Child, Heather Graham, Reed Farrel Coleman, and John Gilstrap, plus authors Rick Bleiweiss, Jennifer Graeser Dornbush, Amanda Flower, and Don Bruns. From the titular tale “Hotel California” to a new, original Jack Reacher adventure, these stories have a little something for every mystery lover.Go ahead. Check in, enjoy some room service, and stay until the very last tantalizing page. Just don’t forget to search the closet or behind the curtains.
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