The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice by Wilkie Collins

The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice

Wilkie Collins

240 pages • first pub 1878 (view editions) user-added

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The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice is ideal for readers drawn to gothic Victorian atmospheres, psychological tension, and intricate, slow-burning mysteries steeped in supernatural dread.

Description

When Lord Montbarry dies suddenly in his Venice palace, and his courier goes missing, suspicion is instantly thrown on his new wife, the beautiful Countess Narona, who has collected his life insurance and fled to America. Montbarry's former fiance...

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Community Reviews

3.3
based on 1,005 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 93%

dark: 71%

tense: 28%

adventurous: 14%

reflective: 6%

challenging: 5%

sad: 5%

emotional: 4%

funny: 2%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

14% of readers chose fast
38% of readers chose medium
47% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

52% of readers chose Plot
36% of readers chose A mix
10% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

8% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
62% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

18% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
54% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
89% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

48% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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