{"product_id":"upstairs-at-the-beresford-paperback","title":"Upstairs at the Beresford - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWill Carver\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHotel Beresford: a grand old building, just outside the city, where any soul is welcome, and strange goings-on mask explosive, deadly secrets. A chilling, darkly funny sequel to Will Carver s bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Beresford\u003c\/i\u003e... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Superbly paced and remarkably inventive, a book that demands to be read in a single sitting  \u003cb\u003eM.W. Craven\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Delightfully dark and wickedly inventive ... with characters that stick around long after the final page is turned, whether you want them to or not  \u003cb\u003eS J Watson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Multi-layered and masterfully written, this darkly humorous tale will both shock and entertain  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeat magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Month\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e______________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere are worse places than hell... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHotel Beresford is a grand, old building, just outside the city. And any soul is welcome. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Danielle Ortega works nights, singing at whatever dive bar will offer her a gig. She gets by, keeping to herself. Sam Walker gambles and drinks, and can t keep his hands to himself. Now he s tied up in a shoe closet with a dent in his head that matches Danielle s broken ashtray. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe man in 731 has been dead for two days and his dog has not stopped barking. Two doors down, the couple who always smokes on the window ledge will mysteriously fall. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpstairs, in the penthouse, Mr Balliol sees it all. He can peer into every crevice of every floor of the hotel from his screen-filled suite. He witnesses humanity and inhumanity in all its forms: loneliness, passion and desperation in equal measure. All the ingredients he needs to make a deal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Danielle returns home one night to find Sam gone, a series of sinister events begins to unfold. But strange things often occur at Hotel Beresford, and many are only a distraction to hide something much, much darker... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Chuck Palahniuk, Bret Easton Ellis, Jennifer Egan and Jonathan Franzen \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e_________________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From the wondrous mind of Will Carver ... a tour de force that covers life, death and everything beyond  \u003cb\u003eDavid Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Will Carver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e One of the most exciting authors in Britain  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A smart, stylish writer  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Incredibly dark and very funny  \u003cb\u003eHarriet Tyce\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Unlike anything you ll read this year  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Impossibly original, stylish, sinister and heartfelt  \u003cb\u003eChris Whitaker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Weirdly page-turning  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ambitious, dark and funny  \u003cb\u003eMike Gayle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A highly original state-of-the-nation novel  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Oozes malevolence from every page  \u003cb\u003eVictoria Selman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Arguably the most original crime novel published this year  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mesmeric  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Memorable for its unrepentant darkness...   \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Perceptive and twisted in equal measure  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCultureFly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Pitch-dark, intelligent and utterly addictive  \u003cb\u003eMichael Wood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Unflinching, blunt and brutal  \u003cb\u003eSam Holland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Equally enthralling and appalling  \u003cb\u003eJames Oswald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e One of the most compelling and original voices in crime fiction  \u003cb\u003eAlex North\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill Carver\u003c\/b\u003e is the international bestselling author of the January David series and the critically acclaimed, mind-blowingly original Detective Pace series that includes\u003ci\u003e Good Samaritans\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), \u003ci\u003eNothing Important Happened Today\u003c\/i\u003e (2019) and \u003ci\u003eHinton Hollow Death Trip\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), all of which were ebook bestsellers and selected as books of the year in the mainstream international press. \u003ci\u003eNothing Important Happened Today\u003c\/i\u003e was longlisted for both the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award 2020 and the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 7.82 x 5.15 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42150621675655,"sku":"9781914585920","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/514afa8ed2796e1e5f79eb9eb86dd2d3.webp?v=1733200981","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/upstairs-at-the-beresford-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}