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Horror lies waiting. A sinister Countess is driven mad by a dark secret. An innocent woman is made the instrument of retribution. A murdered man's fury reaches beyond the grave. When Countess Narona marries Agnes Lockwood's fiance and takes him to live in a rundown Venetian palace, strange things start happening, a servant mysteriously vanishes and the husband dies a recluse. But the dead won't rest. When the palace is transformed into a hotel the two women are drawn to its chambers, where a force stronger than death is waiting to wreak its vengeance ...
Is The Haunted Hotel appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
Gothic horror with themes of madness, murder, and supernatural revenge. Violence is implied rather than graphic. Victorian sensibilities mean no sexual content or profanity, but atmosphere is dark and menacing.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include murder, death, and grief (see the full list above).
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Who'll love this
Fans of classic ghost stories and atmospheric Victorian mysteries will enjoy the creeping dread and supernatural vengeance.