Publication Date: September 24, 2024
A Hitchcock fanatic with an agenda invites old friends for a weekend stay at his secluded themed hotel in this fiendishly clever, suspenseful new novel from the international bestselling author of Darling Rose Gold.
Alfred Smettle is not your average Hitchcock fan. He is the founder, owner, and manager of The Hitchcock Hotel, a sprawling Victorian house in the White Mountains dedicated to the Master of Suspense. There, Alfred offers his guests round-the-clock film screenings, movie props and memorabilia in every room, plus an aviary with fifty crows.
To celebrate the hotel’s first anniversary, he invites his former best friends from his college Film Club for a reunion. He hasn’t spoken to any of them in sixteen years, not after what happened.
But who better than them to appreciate Alfred’s creation? And to help him finish it.
After all, no Hitchcock set is complete without a body.
After 16 years apart, Alfred Smettle invites former friends for a weekend visit to celebrate his hotel’s one-year anniversary.
Author Stephanie Wrobel ratchets up the suspense in The Hitchcock Hotel, a nod to Alfred’s revered director. Little do the guests know the weekend has a hidden purpose.
United by a shared history as part of a college Film Club, Samira, Zoe, TJ, Grace, and Julius have led diverse lives. As they gather with Alfred for a celebratory weekend, the author circles around an event that happened in the past.
But Alfred has more in common with the man he affectionally refers to as “Hitch.” The weekend is more than just a reunion; it’s an opportunity to seek revenge. Yet in true Hitchcock style, you’ll never see the twists coming.
The author does an exceptional job of fleshing out the characters and highlighting their faults. The atmospheric setting ensures a complete immersion into the world of Hitchcock.
The Hitchcock Hotel delivers a twisty tale of psychological suspense centering around the one hotel where checking out may be permanent.
Stephanie Wrobel is an international and USA Today bestselling author. Her debut, Darling Rose Gold, has sold rights in twenty-one countries and was a finalist for the Edgar® Award for Best First Novel. Wrobel grew up in Chicago and now lives in New York City.
