The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice is a novel by Wilkie Collins. It was originally published in 1879 and since then there have been other editions published by Borgo Press in 2002 in London, England. Set in Venice, Italy, The Haunted Hotel tells the mysterious tale of a haunting in the Palace Hotel after the death of Lord Montberry.
The late Lord Montberry supposedly haunts the hotel where Agnes Lockwood, Henry Westwick, Stephen Westwick, Countess Narona, Emily Ferrari, and Francis Westwick have come to dig into the mysterious death. Terror fills the hotel as dark and strange occurrences begin to take fold.
The mystery is never uncovered throughout the novel, leaving the reader terrorized throughout. The concept of the unknown haunts these characters as they come to terms with the possible presence of a ghost in the hotel. After the death of Lord Montberry, doubt fills the minds of all his relatives as they grasp what is unfolding before their eyes.
Lord Montberry is placed under great scrutiny when her past comes to light. The Haunted Hotel is filled with dread, suspense, and endless horrors. The reader is left shocked and titillated just like the desperate characters are at the mercy of a peculiar ghost.
The novel is full of delayed suspense and creepy events that put the characters on their feet as they race to uncover the truth. The ending is satisfying as all the suspense pays off in one swift moment. The Haunted Hotel is surely an intriguing read.
