Sunday, September 29, 2024

Six top thrillers and horror novels set in hotels

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.

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Wrobel's new novel is The Hitchcock Hotel.

At CrimeReads she tagged six excellent thrillers and horror novels set in hotels, including:
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

I admit that with this selection, I’m stretching the definition of hotel, but if you’ve yet to read Cabin, I promise you’ll thank me later. Seven-year-old Wen and her parents, Andrew and Eric, rent a cabin in a remote part of New Hampshire. One afternoon a giant man shows up in the yard and befriends Wen. With him come three additional strangers, all carrying terrifying, unusual weapons and insisting they need the family’s help in order to save the world. I highly recommend reading this book in one sitting. Don’t forget to breathe.
Read about the other entries on the list.

The Cabin at the End of the World is among Jane Hennigan's six top quiet apocalypse titles.

--Marshal Zeringue