-Begins as a compelling psychological mystery [and] turns to the supernatural... A well-plotted, original, nightmare blend of madness and monsters.- GuardianThe Regent Hotel in Birmingham is a place of lush glamour, where guests sip absinthe cocktails on velvet banquettes and obliging waiters are always on hand. Yet behind its glittering fa-e, you might find monsters lurking in the shadows...On a cold February evening, Nora Dickinson checks in. A psychoanalyst with a dubious past, Nora has battled not to let her own demons overcome her. But when a terrible snowstorm cuts The Regent off from the outside world, the entire hotel-s grip on reality slips - and the nightmares Nora-s worked so hard to control begin to bare their teeth.Kate Mascarenhas-s latest novel offers her readers a horrifying ride through murder, madness and the darkestrecesses of the mind.''A delicious piece of art deco Gothic'' Natalie Marlow-Dark, complex and beautifully plotted''
