New Release & Review – The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel
Synopsis
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.
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.
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Praise
“Fans of Knives Out, Agatha Christie, and (of course) Alfred Hitchcock, rejoice! The Hitchcock Hotel is cool, classy— but such fun; reverent – yet so original. And—above all —almost biologically impossible to put down once picked up. Hitchcock would’ve loved it. I sure as hell did.”—AJ Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window and End of Story
“A slow burn of suspense, secrets, and lies that—in true Hitchcockian fashion—explodes into a series of twists, each more jaw-dropping than the last.”— Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of Middle of the Night
“With gasp-worthy twists and razor-sharp wit, Stephanie Wrobel pays brilliant tribute to Alfred Hitchcock’s legacy in The Hitchcock Hotel….A masterful, perfectly plotted Hitchcockian tale for our times.”—Julia Bartz, New York Times bestselling author of The Writing Retreat
“The Hitchcock Hotel is not only enthralling and suspenseful, but author Stephanie Wrobel has managed to craft a wholly original thriller filled with the pleasures of homage and a tribute to one of the great suspense storytellers. Like any Hitchcock film, prepare for fantastic twists, complex characters, and an ending you’ll think about long after THE END.”—Vanessa Lillie, USA Today bestselling author of Blood Sisters
“Stephanie Wrobel cements her status as one of the most original and exciting writers of suspense working today… a pitch-perfect rendering of what makes [Hitchcock’s] movies special and a singular story of thrills in its own right.”—Natalie Jenner, international bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society
Review
Secrets have never done anyone any good. This story is filled with secrets, scandals, and suspense.
While I am not a Hitchcock aficionado, a hotel based on his works and filled with images and props sounds intriguing. And possibly a bit frightful! Those movies are not always for the faint of heart. The author weaves several plotlines into this book, but they all culminate with death. But whose death? Alfred has reason to want many of his friends in the hot seat, but why? The journey to uncovering the truth will keep the reader on the edge of their seat.
I enjoyed the twists and turns this novel provided. I was kept guessing. The author takes her time revealing the history between the friends, but I think that is what I liked the most: not knowing until near the end. But even as certain aspects are revealed, there are still some twists in the last few chapters that I didn’t expect. Perhaps I should have expected something from one character, but there were no clues or hints to point me in their direction.
If you like twisty, suspenseful novels, you will most likely enjoy this one. However, don’t expect everything to be revealed to you up front.
We give this book 4 paws up.
About the Author
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.
