The Haunting of Room 904, Erika T. Wurth
The Haunting of Room 904, Erika T. Wurth
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The Haunting of Room 904
A Novel

Author: Erika T. Wurth

Narrator: Ina Barrón

Unabridged: 9 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/18/2025


Synopsis

“Narrator Ina Barrón arrives at the mic fully formed, providing a notable performance of distinct characterizations.”—Booklist

From the author of White Horse (“Twisty and electric.” —The New York Times Book Review) comes a terrifying and resonant novel about a woman who uses her unique gift to learn the truth about her sister’s death.

Olivia Becente was never supposed to have the gift. The ability to commune with the dead was the specialty of her sister, Naiche. But when Naiche dies unexpectedly and under strange circumstances, somehow Olivia suddenly can’t stop seeing and hearing from spirits.

A few years later, she’s the most in-demand paranormal investigator in Denver. She’s good at her job, but the loss of Naiche haunts her. That’s when she hears from the Brown Palace, a landmark Denver hotel. The owner can’t explain it, but every few years, a girl is found dead in room 904, no matter what room she checked into the night before. As Olivia tries to understand these disturbing deaths, the past and the present collide as Olivia’s investigation forces her to confront a mysterious and possibly dangerous cult, a vindictive journalist, betrayal by her friends, and shocking revelations about her sister’s secret life.

The Haunting of Room 904 is a paranormal thriller that is as edgy as it is heartfelt and simmers with intensity and longing. Erika T. Wurth lives up to her reputation as “a gritty new punkish outsider voice in American horror.”

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.

About Erika T. Wurth

Erika T. Wurth’s novel WHITE HORSE is a New York Times editors' pick, a Good Morning America buzz pick, and an Indie Next, Target book of the Month, and Book of the Month Pick. She is both a Kenyon and Sewanee fellow, and Kenyon faculty. She’s published in Buzzfeed, McSweeney’s, The Writer’s Chronicle, and is a narrative artist for the Meow Wolf Denver installation. She’s an urban Native of Apache/Chickasaw/Cherokee descent and lives in Denver with her partner, niece, step-kids and two incredibly fluffy dogs. Her novel THE HAUNTING OF ROOM 904 has already garnered national attention.


Reviews

Goodreads review by JaymeO

This. Was. Not. Good. But, the premise is fantastic. Paranormal investigator, Olivia Becente investigates her sister’s mysterious suicide in the Brown Hotel. Every five years, a woman dies in room 904. She checks into a different room and is found dead in room 904 three weeks after her stay. She app......more

Goodreads review by Dennis

I may be the only person in the world who didn't read Erika T. Wurth's recent novel, White Horse, but I have been wanting to so badly, so I knew that I would make sure to prioritize her next novel. Her upcoming 2025 horror novel, THE HAUNTING OF ROOM 904 is the perfect horror novel for me right now.......more

Goodreads review by Mallory

I was excited for this one a mix of paranormal and horror intermixed with Native mysticism. I really liked the main character Olivia and I could relate to her. I did think the story was all over the place at times, but overall I really enjoyed it. I liked the mix of Native and Jewish mysticism and t......more

I was eager to get my hands on this book. A horror with paranormal elements and a mysterious death had all the of the qualities to be a great read. Olivia Bacente was never supposed to have the gift; that was always her sister Naiche. But after Naiche is found dead under mysterious circumstances, Oli......more