{"title":"Books by Louise Mumford","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780008589943","title":"The Hotel","description":"\u003cp\u003eDo you dare pick up The Hotel, the stunning thriller readers are calling ‘fast paced’, ‘creepy’ and ‘gripping the whole way through’?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour of them went to the hotelFour students travel to Ravencliffe, an eerie abandoned hotel perched on steep cliffs on the Welsh coast. After a series of unexplained accidents, only three of them leave. The fourth, Leo, disappears, and is never seen again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly three of them came backA decade on, the friends have lost contact. Oscar is fame-hungry, making public appearances and selling his story. Richard sank into alcoholism and is only just recovering. Bex just wants to forget – until one last opportunity to go back offers the chance to find out what really happened to Leo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen years later, they return one last timeBut as soon as they get to the hotel things start going wrong again. Objects mysteriously disappear and reappear. Accidents happen. And Bex realises that her former friends know far more than they are letting on about the true events at Ravencliffe that night…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders love The Hotel:‘I was totally immersed in the story. Short chapters ✔️Atmospheric setting ✔️Pacy ✔️Tension ✔️Curses and ghosts ✔️’Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘It's the 1st time I've read a Louise Mumford book, but based on this it won't be my last. I can usually guess the twist at the end of these type of novels but nope, not this time. I loved this’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Kept me up late with the twists and turns and excellent plot. Looking forward to more reads from Louise.’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Didn't want to put the book down but also didn't want to finish it!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘It really kept you guessing, and was impossible to tell how it was going to end. So many different twists right up until the final page.’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘What a gripping read! 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Wanting to escape their problems for a few days, Libby, and her best friend Dawn head deep into the Welsh countryside for a weekend of sun, fun and festivities. But what promised to be an exciting trip quickly turns into Libby’s worst nightmare. The scorching heat intensifies, the music becomes wilder, the people more unpredictable. When Dawn goes missing, Libby worries that something sinister has happened to her friend. And as Libby learns more about the festival’s dark origins, she begins to fear that something might happen to her too…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon't miss this heart-stopping and gripping thriller from Louise Mumford, perfect for fans of Lucy Clarke and Sarah Pearse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders LOVE Louise Mumford!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘It's the 1st time I've read a Louise Mumford book, but based on this it won't be my last. I can usually guess the twist at the end of these type of novels but nope, not this time. I loved this’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Kept me up late with the twists and turns and excellent plot. Looking forward to more reads from Louise’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Didn't want to put the book down but also didn't want to finish it!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘It really kept you guessing, and was impossible to tell how it was going to end. So many different twists right up until the final page’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘What a gripping read! 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A man who is telling Esther that she’s been living a lie. Is her mother keeping Esther safe – or keeping her prisoner?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Gripping, tense and thought-provoking… I raced through it.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatherine Cooper, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalet ‘Unearths the depths of a mother's love…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompelling.’ Eve Smith, author of The Waiting Rooms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A terrifyingly sharp thriller.’ Victoria Dowd, author of The Smart Woman's Guide to Murder\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Chilling and compelling.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVikki Patis, author of Return to Blackwater HouseReaders LOVE The Safe House!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Gripping… Twists that had me on the edge of my seat.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A fast-paced thriller that I read in one day… Keeps you gripped until the end.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘I loved this… I tore through it… Gave me chills.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Gripped me right from the start… I kept racing through the pages to find out how it was going to end.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Pulls in the reader from the get-go and holds its grip until the final twisted pages… Superlative.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Louise Mumford definitely delivers.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A fantastic read… Will stay with you long after the last page.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Terrific ending. 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