Murder at the Hotel Orient

Ranelli, Alessandra

ISBN 10: 1668089254 / ISBN 13: 9781668089255

Published by Scout Press, NY, 2026

About this Item

Octavo, 404 pages. Black boards with gold lettering on spine. Used, but in new condition with no signs of use or wear. Firm binding; no loose pages. Jacket free of wear.

Seller Inventory # 16219

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Murder at the Hotel Orient
• Publisher: Scout Press, NY
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1668089254
• ISBN 13: 9781668089255
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: fine
• Weight: 1.29 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

About this title

Synopsis

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER

For fans of The Maid and The Grand Budapest Hotel comes this thrilling (and sexy) debut inspired by a real love hotel, which legend claims has existed forever, luring lovers inside for a night of debauchery.

In modern Vienna, American ex-pat Sterling Lockwood is the loyal concierge at the infamously secretive Hotel Orient, where cameras are banned, aliases are required, and every guest has something to hide. After the double murder of two guests, including a tech mogul building an Austrian surveillance state, Sterling must turn detective. But finding the truth will require breaking the Orient’s sacred code of secrecy while keeping a few secrets of her own.

The police struggle when modern investigative technology proves useless at the old-fashioned hotel. Because clients use aliases, pay cash, and stay mere hours, all suspects have vanished. Sterling agrees to assist alongside her best friend and colleague, Fernando, if only to avoid arrest and the suspicion regarding her own movements that night. As enemies close in from all around, she risks everything to solve a case haunted by the past, in a city with a fetish for nostalgia.

Don't be shy darling, ring the bell...

About the Author

Alessandra Ranelli is a queer American writer living in Vienna, Austria. Murder at the Hotel Orient is her first crime novel. She has the full support of the real Hotel Orient, and has been allowed access to all its rooms, even the secret ones. As part of her extensive book research, she left her career as a pastry chef and became a hotel receptionist. She is currently writing her second novel. Alessandra is known for her New York Times Modern Love essay “Two Kisses We Never Talked About.”