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    Cover of Hotel

    Hotel

    Arthur Hailey · 1964

    During five days in the midst of a hot, steamy Louisiana summer, the lives of a colorful cast of characters intertwine in a series of public, private, and personal dramas at the famed St. Gregory luxury hotel.

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    0recommend
    2mentions
    2people
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    100% neutral

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    What Hacker News says

    1. mturmonDec 2019
      Good point. This character is a staple of many old novels and films -- Arthur Hailey's novel Hotel (1965, adapted as a movie) has such a detective, who is corrupt and mainly wants to extract bribes from any guest who breaks a rule.
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    2. zuraJul 2014
      Hotel by Arthur Hailey.
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