The Hotel

By: Emily Shiner

Narrated by: Lauryn Allman, John Chancer

As we welcome the Rowe family to our beautiful clifftop hotel, a shadow passes over my husband’s face. In that moment I see it: My husband is hiding a terrible secret. Has he put us all in danger?

Mark and I pride ourselves on giving visitors to our hotel, high on the rugged Maine cliffs with views of the ocean, a vacation they won’t forget. But the Rowes are strangely overfamiliar when they arrive with their teenage daughter. The wife puts a hand on Mark’s forearm, and her husband meets my eyes with a knowing look as I hold my little son tight. They gush that they loved their previous stay here, but I’m certain I’ve never seen them before.

Mark reassures me that the Rowes are just being friendly. We have so many visitors, maybe we forgot meeting them. When I am locked in the master bedroom for more than an hour, he later soothes my panic and says it was just an accident. But I know one of the Rowes was out in the hallway listening to me cry for help. I hear one of them whispering a lullaby to my baby on his monitor. I cannot trust these people.

But as the relentless icy rain gives way to the biggest blizzard of the season and we become cut off, I realize my son and I are trapped. Mark knows more about the Rowes than he’s letting on. I’ll do anything to protect my gorgeous baby boy. But how far will I have to go to keep him safe?

The Hotel is a totally twisty locked-room thriller that you won’t be able to put down. Fans of Shalini Boland, Freida McFadden, and Jeneva Rose will be glued to the screen.

©2023 Emily Shiner (P)2023 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

Put this on your TBR list!!

Nearly from the beginning, this book grabbed my interest... loved the story, as it's different from alot of others I've listened to. Have loved the few that I've listened to from this author.

Loved it

Listened in one day. An ending I did not see coming. Entertaining read with lots of plot twists

Not a fan

I finished it but it was difficult, Narration at times was annoying. Story was just OK

Don't waste your time

This is one of the worst books I've had the displeasure of listening to. Every character was despicable. I couldn't find a redeeming quality to root for. The narrators were mediocre and added nothing to the story. Don't waste your time or money on this one.

What a waste of time.

This book goes from slow to stupid. All characters ended up so unlikable and by the end, we don’t care what happens to anyone. The story is so ridiculous and so dull. I can’t believe I finished it.