Why a Booktrail?
2000s: A luxury hotel in an unnamed city…and the guests will be bound by war
Hotel Arcadia
What you need to know before your trail
Sam is a war photographer, famous for her hauntingly beautiful pictures of the dead. After a particularly gruelling assignment she checks into a luxury hotel, hoping to unwind with a few days of solitude.
Abhi, the hotel manager, never wanted to be a hero; he just wants to avoid disappointing his father and brother any more than he has already. But when gun-wielding terrorists run amok through the hotel, and his five-year-old Billy is found alive under the bodies of his parents, Abhi and Sam are forced to work together to protect him from the mounting violence.
As the threat of danger moves closer, the bond between this unlikely trio grows ever stronger. If they make it out alive, none of them will ever be the same.
Locations
Reset- India - Mumbai
- C: The Oberoi hotel
- D: Taj Hotel
- E: Sela Lake
- Yemen
- F: Hadramaut province
- The Balkans
- G: Serbia - Konjevići
Travel Guide
An unnamed war-torn city
The decision to not name the city, or even the country where the story unfolds is very clever. This could be any hotel in any major city where people find themselves trapped with the threat of war on their doorstep.
The terrorists in the story are not the main characters although this is a character led novel – they are nameless and stateless, but they could be from anywhere in the world given current events sadly.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Hotel Arcadia
Destination: Worldwide, India, Yemen, Balkans Author/guide: Sunny Singh Departure Time:2000s
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