{"product_id":"the-great-hotel-murder-paperback-1","title":"The Great Hotel Murder - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVincent Starrett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLyndsay Faye\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a New York banker is discovered dead from an apparent morphine overdose in a Chicago hotel, the circumstances surrounding his untimely end are suspicious to say the least. The dead man had switched rooms the night before with a stranger he met and drank with in the hotel bar. And before that, he'd registered under a fake name at the hotel, told his drinking companion a fake story about his visit to the Windy City, and seemingly made no effort to contact the actress, performing in a local show, to whom he was married. All of which is more than enough to raise eyebrows among those who discovered the body. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnter theatre critic and amateur sleuth Riley Blackwood, a friend of the hotel's owner, who endeavors to untangle this puzzling tale as discreetly as possible. But when another detective working the case, whose patron is unknown, is thrown from a yacht deck during a party by an equally unknown assailant, the investigation makes a splash among Chicago society. And then several of the possible suspects skip town, leaving Blackwood struggling to determine their guilt or innocence--and their whereabouts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReissued for the first time in over eighty years, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Hotel Murder\u003c\/i\u003e is a devilishly complex whodunnit with a classical aristocratic setting, sure to please Golden Age mystery fans of all stripes. In 1935, the story was adapted for a film of the same name.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVincent Starrett\u003c\/b\u003e (1886-1974) was a Chicago journalist who became one of the world's foremost experts on Sherlock Holmes. A books columnist for the Chicago \u003ci\u003eTribune\u003c\/i\u003e, he also wrote biographies of authors such as Robert Louis Stevenson and Ambrose Bierce, various books on books and book collecting, plus Sherlockian pastiches and numerous short stories and novels. A founding member of the Baker Street Irregulars, he is perhaps known best today for \u003ci\u003eThe Private Life of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e, an imaginative biography of the great detective. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLyndsay Faye\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six critically acclaimed books: \u003ci\u003eThe Paragon Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eJane Steele\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for an Edgar for Best Novel; \u003ci\u003eDust and Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, a Sherlock Holmes pastiche; \u003ci\u003eThe Gods of Gotham\u003c\/i\u003e, also Edgar-nominated; \u003ci\u003eSeven for a Secret\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Fatal Flame\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also published numerous short stories featuring the Holmes character, several of which were collected in 2017's \u003ci\u003eThe Whole Art of Detection\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Queens.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47412059046137,"sku":"9781613161883","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/pcwPbytbVj9781613161883.webp?v=1770836540","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-great-hotel-murder-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}