The Paradox Hotel
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Rob Hart
“Time travel, murder, corruption, restless baby dinosaurs, and a snarky robot named Ruby collide in this excellent, noir-inflected, humor-infused, science-fiction thriller.”—The Boston Globe An impossible crime. A detective on the edge of madness. The future of time travel at stake. From the author of The Warehouse . . . FINALIST FOR THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR, Kirkus ReviewsJanuary Cole’s job just got a whole lot harder.Not that running security at the Paradox was ever really easy. Nothing’s simple at a hotel where the ultra-wealthy tourists arrive costumed for a dozen different time periods, all eagerly waiting to catch their “flights” to the past.Or where proximity to the timeport makes the clocks run backward on occasion—and, rumor has it, allows ghosts to stroll the halls.None of that compares to the corpse in room 526. The one that seems to be both there and not there. The one that somehow only January can see.On top of that, some very important new guests have just checked in. Because the U.S. government is about to privatize time-travel technology—and the world’s most powerful people are on hand to stake their claims.January is sure the timing isn’t a coincidence. Neither are those “accidents” that start stalking their bidders.There’s a reason January can glimpse what others can’t. A reason why she’s the only one who can catch a killer who’s operating invisibly and in plain sight, all at once.But her ability is also destroying her grip on reality—and as her past, present, and future collide, she finds herself confronting not just the hotel’s dark secrets but her own.At once a dazzlingly time-twisting murder mystery and a story about grief, memory, and what it means to—literally—come face-to-face with our ghosts, The Paradox Hotel is another unforgettable speculative thrill ride from acclaimed author Rob Hart.
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Mystery
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Author
Rob Hart
Pages
336
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Published Date
2022-02-22
ISBN
1984820656 9781984820655
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Zariah Grant
"To be honest, sci-fi is the genre I tend to struggle with the most; however, I have been reading more excellent multi genre books that are mystery/sci-fi. I was hopeful this book would win me over also. This book was more science fiction and it overshadowed the mystery aspect. <br/><br/>Being neurodivergent, I have an extremely difficult time processing and comprehending when you take a highly known brand name and then using that name as something entirely different. Also, making up weird names for common items that are the same thing in our world. It’s sometimes hard for me to decipher social conversations and situations without those added in unknown variables. <br/><br/>If you do enjoy space travel with sci-fi then I would recommend reading it, and let me know what you think. <br/><br/>Thank you for the gifted copy NetGalley."
"January Cole is the house detective at the Paradox Hotel. She had formerly been an agent that traveled through time to make sure noone changed anything. This caused her to become unstuck. Her health is deteriorating and she has slips, or lapses where she sees both past and future events. When a big summit comes to where the Paradox is going to be sold to a very wealthy bidder and a body shows up that only she can see, January has a lot to investigate. Can she get to the bottom of the murder and keep the hotel from falling into the wrong hands? <br/><br/>This was an enjoyable story. I feel like it's more character driven than plot. There are a lot of characters to keep track of here, and at times I had to stop to figure out who was who. I really liked January and Ruby. The snarky banter kept it from getting too heavy. The underlying themes here are love, loss, and found family, which were presented really well. I would recommend to those who like sci-fi and character driven novels, <br/><br/>My thanks to Ballantine Books, author Rob Hart, and NetGalley for gifting me a digital copy of this book. My opinions are my own."
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Chris Hicks
"Time travel hotel, murder mystery and love story of one lady unstuck in time complete with dinosaurs, corrupt senators, evil rich guys, end of the universe concerns and lots of plot twists. Fun read!"
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John Wheeler