{"product_id":"the-great-hotel-murder-9781613161883","title":"The Great Hotel Murder","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Vincent Starrett\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: American Mystery Classics\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: American Mystery Classics\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Mystery \u0026amp; Detective - Traditional\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReissued for the first time in over eighty years, \u003cem\u003eThe Great Hotel Murder\u003c\/em\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Mystery Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45031456080023,"sku":"9781613161883","price":1303.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781613161883.webp?v=1769206759","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-great-hotel-murder-9781613161883","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}