An Unwelcome Guest

Emily Organ
Works of: Fiction

London, 1884. When journalist Penny Green is invited to stay at the grand reopening of the Hotel Tempesta, she expects an evening of opulence and intrigue. But the night takes a sinister turn when the charismatic American owner is found brutally murdered at the foot of the stairs.

The suspicion falls on his guests. Ten suspects in total. And Penny Green is one of them.

As the fog rolls in, Penny realises she’s trapped in a nest of secrets. The hotel’s tragic past resurfaces, with whispers of deadly fires and restless spirits. Teaming up with the tenacious Inspector James Blakely, Penny must negotiate a world of courtesans, stolen paintings and secret codes to prove Penny’s innocence and uncover the truth.

With each revelation, the danger mounts. Can Penny expose the killer lurking within the hotel’s shadowy corridors? Or will she become the next victim of the Tempesta’s curse?

A gripping Victorian mystery that will keep you guessing until dawn, An Unwelcome Guest is the next page-turning read in the bestselling Penny Green series.