Hotel California, Don Bruns
Hotel California, Don Bruns
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Hotel California
An Anthology of New Mystery Short Stories

Author: Don Bruns

Narrator: various narrators, James Patrick Cronin, Richard Ferrone, Joe Hempel, Joe Barrett, Scott Brick, Sophie Amoss, January LaVoy, Hillary Huber

Unabridged: 7 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/12/2022


Synopsis

Featuring a new Jack Reacher story by Andrew Child!A dangerous drifter, a hired gun, a grisly corpse—you never know who you’ll run into at the Hotel California.Eight deliciously talented mystery authors have lent their skills of crafting murder and suspense to this collection of gripping short stories. Each of these eight provocative tales is designed to entertain and mystify—and maybe even chill you to your core. Get lost in the wild imaginations of such New York Times bestselling writers as Andrew Child, Heather Graham, Reed Farrel Coleman, and John Gilstrap, plus authors Rick Bleiweiss, Jennifer Graeser Dornbush, Amanda Flower, and Don Bruns. From the titular tale “Hotel California” to a new, original Jack Reacher adventure, these stories have a little something for every mystery lover.Go ahead. Check in, enjoy some room service, and stay until the very last tantalizing page. Just don’t forget to search the closet or behind the curtains.

About Don Bruns

Don Bruns is an ad executive and a USA Today bestselling author. As a former road musician, he performed with Ricky Nelson, the Four Seasons, Ray Charles, and others. Bruns has authored seventeen published novels including the Quentin Archer Mystery series. Casting Bones has been optioned for a motion picture by Nine Ton Entertainment. He makes his home in Southern Florida.

About Amanda Flower

Amanda Flower is a USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award–winning mystery author. Her debut mystery, Maid of Murder, was an Agatha Award nominee for Best First Novel and her children’s mysteries, Andi Unexpected and Andi Under Pressure, were Agatha Award nominees for Best Children’s/YA Novel. Andi Unstoppable won the Agatha Award for Best Children’s/YA Novel 2015. Amanda is a former librarian living in northeast Ohio.

About James Patrick Cronin

James Patrick Cronin began his audiobook career at twelve years of age opposite Christopher Lloyd in The Pagemaster. An Earphones Award–winning narrator, he has recorded over one hundred audiobooks across an extensive range of genres. A classically trained stage actor with an MFA from the University of Louisville and a degree in philosophy, he has spent his years since college performing as an actor and a comedian on stages all over the world. He has performed everything from the classics to original material in Ireland, Scotland, Serbia, and Israel, as well as all across the United States.

About Richard Ferrone

Read by Richard Ferrone, Stephen Bel Davies, Prentice Onayemi, Scott Aiello, Michael David Axtell, Jessica B. Harris, and Amanda Leigh Cobb

About Joe Hempel

Joe Hempel, best known for his rich narrations, has entertained listeners with over one hundred audiobooks in genres ranging from horror and mystery to science fiction, romance, and personal development.

About Heather Graham

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham has written over one hundred novels and novellas including category, romantic suspense, historical romance, and paranormal. Married since high school graduation and the mother of five, her greatest love in life remains her family, but she also believes her career has been an incredible gift. Romance Writers of America presented Heather with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003.

About Joe Barrett

Joe Barrett, an actor and Audie Award and Earphones Award–winning narrator, has appeared both on and off Broadway as well as in hundreds of radio and television commercials.

About Jennifer Dornbush

Jennifer Graeser Dornbush works as a screenwriter, author, speaker, and forensic specialist. She has developed film and TV projects, is the author of numerous books, and frequently speaks around the world on crime fiction and forensics. She and her family divide their time between Upper Michigan and Arizona.

About John Gilstrap

When John Gilstrap’s first novel, Nathan’s Run, hit the market in 1996, it set the literary world on fire. Publication rights sold in twenty-three countries, the movie rights were scooped up at auction by Warner Brothers, and John changed professions. A safety engineer by training and education, he specialized in explosives and hazardous materials, and also served fifteen years in the fire and rescue service, rising to the rank of lieutenant. That “first” book was really his fourth, and that one call from an agent (after logging twenty-seven rejections) changed the trajectory of his life. Twenty books and seven movie projects later, it’s been a good run, and it’s still running. Outside of his writing life, John is a renowned safety expert with extensive knowledge of explosives, hazardous materials, and fire behavior. He lives in Fairfax, Virginia.

About Rick Bleiweiss

Rick Bleiweiss has crafted the bestselling, award-winning Pignon Scorbion historical mystery series by blending his love of the past with the twisty deliciousness of a whodunit. He has recently also contributed a wonderful story to the mystery anthology Hotel California.Before becoming an author, Rick started his career in music as a rock performer, Grammy-nominated producer (of over fifty records), and record company senior executive, working with Clive Davis, Melissa Etheridge, the Backstreet Boys, Kiss, U2, Whitney Houston, the BeeGees, and other industry legends.Since 2006 as a publishing company executive, he has acquired works by noted authors and celebrities including James Clavell, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Rex Pickett, Al Roker, Dale Brown, Robert Downey Jr., Leon Uris, Catherine Coulter, and P. C. Cast, among many others. Follow Rick & Scorbion at www.RickBleiweiss.com

About Scott Brick

Actor and writer Scott Brick has performed on film, television, and radio. His stage appearances throughout the U.S. include Cyrano, Hamlet, and Macbeth. In the audio industry, Scott has won over thirty Earphone Awards, as well as the 2003 Audie Award in the Best Science Fiction category. Having recorded over 300 books to date, AudioFile Magazine named Scott "one of the fastest-rising stars in the audiobook galaxy" and proclaimed him one of their Golden Voices.

About January LaVoy

January LaVoy, winner of numerous awards for narration, was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine in 2019. She is an American actress best known for her character Noelle Ortiz on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. In addition to working extensively in narration and television, including roles on Law & Order and All My Children, she has worked on and off Broadway as well as in regional theater.

About Andrew Child

Andrew Child, who also writes as Andrew Grant, is the author of RUN, False Positive, False Friend, False Witness, Invisible, and Too Close to Home. Child and his wife, the novelist Tasha Alexander, live on a wildlife preserve in Wyoming.

About Hillary Huber

Hillary Huber is one of the most successful voice talents in Los Angeles. Recent books read for Blackstone Audio include Him, Her, Him Again, the End of Him by Patricia Marx, A Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read, and A Map of Glass by Jane Urquhart.

About Reed Farrel Coleman

Reed Farrel Coleman is a New York Times bestselling author whose works have won Macavity, Barry, Anthony, and Shamus awards.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrew on July 07, 2022

A group of eight short stories, all mysteries and each carrying the title of a song by the Eagles. As always with such collections, the appeal ebbs and flows and sometimes the title seems to get in the story’s way, leading to a scenario that feels somewhat contrived. There’s even one (Hotel Californ......more

Goodreads review by Debra on July 11, 2022

"Last thing I remember, I was Running for the door I had to find the passage back To the place I was before" - Hotel California, The Eagles Hotel California is a computation of eight short stories with titles taken from The Eagles songs! There is even a new Jack Reacher story thrown in! The authors......more

Goodreads review by Pooja on June 20, 2022

In this anthology of eight crime stories, the reader is introduced to a quite wide cast that includes multiple hitmen and detectives, a senator, an influencer - and a whole bunch of victims. I don't read many anthologies, but I do make an exception for ones consisting of crime stories. I think the my......more

Goodreads review by haley on August 04, 2022

overall 3 stars but that hotel california short story… WOWWW i’m speechless......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on July 01, 2022

Although I am not a fan of short stories, the eight authors of this anthology got my attention! Additionally they use the ‘Eagles’ “Hotel California” as a theme. Since this is an audiobook I totally was hoping for some background music!!! The authors are: Andrew Child, Heather Graham, Reed Farrel Co......more


Quotes

“Get out your steely knives…this story collection from some of today’s top thriller writers makes for bloody good reading.” Brian Freeman, New York Times bestselling author of The Deep, Deep Snow

“With its edge-of-your-seat scenarios, shady personalities, and occasional touch of the supernatural, Hotel California delivers a gripping series of adventures with a mix of hopeful and horrifying outcomes.” Foreword Reviews

“If you like mysteries and twisted endings, you will love Hotel California, an anthology of new mystery short stories, by evilly talented mystery authors…These eight authors will captivate you with amazing details, history, and diabolical character development…If you love a good mystery, these stories are a must-read.” Book Junkie Reviews

“Eight tales with a twist. Make that eight twists…Expect, and enjoy, the unexpected.” Kirkus Reviews

“Don Bruns has gathered eight solid writers who do justice to the Eagles’ anthem and the album’s other songs while putting a spin on the stories behind the songs…Each story in Hotel California is well thought out.” Oline Cogdill, South Florida Sun Sentinel


Awards

  • Voice Arts Award
  • South Florida Sun Sentinel Pick