{"product_id":"blackstone-damien-thorn-9798722447784","title":"Blackstone: The Blackstone Hotel","description":"England, 1922.\u003cbr\u003eWhen Wilfred's wife, a collector of rare and unusual books, dies under mysterious circumstances while in London, he is left to pick up the pieces of his shattered life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis wife's death was sudden and much to his dismay, mysterious - though he's unable to get any real answers from the authorities. As he investigates, searching for clues, he begins to realize his wife may have had a secret life of which he was not aware. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter finding a strange book among her possessions, he begins to suspect that there might be a link between the book and his wife's untimely demise. But the more he seeks answers, the more his health and sanity seem to degrade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDesperate for answers but struggling to hold on to his sanity, Wilfred realizes he needs to destroy the book, forget what has happened, and get out of London. He decides the further he gets from London and his old life, the better. Hoping to put the horrible events behind him and recover from the grief and stress of his loss he leaves England. On the advice of a friend, he retreats to a secluded hotel nestled in the Rocky Mountains - an exclusive resort known as much for its elite guests as for its healing services - The Blackstone Hotel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut this is no ordinary hotel - although promoted as a health retreat for the rich and famous, it has a dark and murky past. Its long and sordid history, filled with fires, madness, death, and murder, has been kept well under wraps. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally founded by an enigmatic adventurer who discovered the breathtaking spot near a crystal-clear lake, it started out as nothing more than a cabin. Over the years it was expanded, room by room, floor by floor until eventually it became a large sprawling mansion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the globetrotting adventurer finally decided to retire, the house was a labyrinth of passages and secret rooms, filled with strange and sometimes occult relics from his travels around the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTragically, not long after moving into the house, the owner went mad - eventually dying under curious circumstances, leaving behind a gorgeous, though isolated curiosity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEventually the house and its contents were purchased by the Blackstone Group - a little known investment firm located in New York. Over the years the hotel grew, almost seeming to unfold like a dark poisonous flower, and was now a luxurious, some might say decadent, structure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Wilfred is unpacking and getting settled in his room, he discovers that his wife's mysterious book, which he remembers burning and burying in the garden before leaving England, has somehow followed him to America and is nestled, unscathed, among his things. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs he explores the hotel and its grounds, he begins to suspect that the hotel might be more than it seems and there may be a connection between it and the peculiar book. As he delves deeper into the mystery, Wilfred realizes that the strangeness he has been experiencing didn't just follow him from England but may actually somehow be related to the hotel. Was it a coincidence? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen he meets Roland, a fellow guest with a passion for the paranormal, they set out to uncover the truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut they soon realize that they are dealing with something powerful and potentially evil, that Wilfred's decision to come to the hotel may not have been entirely his own, and that something mysterious lurks beneath the sprawling structure that may hold the answers they seek. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan they solve the mystery before it consumes them, or will they succumb to the same fate as the hotel's previous victims? Even as he is warned of the potentially dangerous and evil forces at play, he knows he must find the answers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the help of Roland, Wilfred sets out to uncover the truth behind his wife's death, a book's mysterious power, and the weird connection to the enigmatic Blackstone hotel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill he be able to solve the mystery before it consumes him?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Damien Thorn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798722447784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Damien Thorn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851982483711,"sku":"9798722447784","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blackstone-damien-thorn-9798722447784","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}