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The Midnight Guests: A Lush, Intricate 1920s Mystery of Wealthy Strangers and Deadly Secrets

by Alex Hay

A hotel opening night turns into a mystery

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A hotel opening night turns into a mystery

London, 1926: Diana Gold opens the Hotel Artemis, a lavish new hotel filled with millionaires, gamblers, film stars and royalty. The celebration has a private complication: two powerful guests are expected at midnight, men who once took Diana in and taught her what she knows. When a body is discovered in the hotel’s finest suite, the opening night becomes a twenty-four-hour mystery involving both staff and guests. The hotel’s grand public face and Diana’s history with the midnight arrivals give the setup two points of tension, while the description signals that the people gathered at the Artemis may have more than a celebration in common.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in historical mysteries set in 1920s London.
  • Readers who enjoy mysteries centered on a lavish hotel and its guests and staff.
  • Readers looking for a story unfolding over a single eventful night and the following hours.

Themes

Wealth and social circlesSecrets and powerIdentity and belongingHospitality and danger

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Book overview

"Hay's tightly woven plot unfolds at an addictive pace, and the twists come in all the right places." --Publishers Weekly

From the bestselling author of The Housekeepers comes a glossy, dark, page-turning mystery to rival The White Lotus-unfolding over twenty-four fateful hours in London's most lavish hotel.

1926. Diana Gold, owner and impresario, throws open the doors to the most opulent new hotel in London. As the champagne flows and the chandeliers shimmer, millionaires and gamblers rub shoulders with film stars and royalty.

Though, things at the Hotel Artemis aren't quite what they seem--including the two guests Diana expects at midnight. Powerful and dangerous, they've dragged her from the gutter and taught her all she knows. Now Diana must take perfect care of them--unless they take care of her first.

But when a body is found in the hotel's finest suite, the lavish opening night begins to spiral out of control. And over twenty-four fateful hours, the staff and guests of the Artemis will find out why they are really there.

More clever mysteries from Alex Hay:
  • The Housekeepers
  • The Queen of Fives
  • The Midnight Guests

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