First published 1992
Gilbert Hand moves into a quiet, respectable hotel after losing his wife. The corridors feel heavy with silence. The rooms hold secrets from previous guests. Gilbert discovers a thick bundle of human hair hidden in a drawer. The hair belongs to someone unknown. Gilbert cannot ignore what he has found. His grief transforms into something sharper. His world contracts around two figures: himself and a killer. The hair becomes evidence of violence. Gilbert must decide whether to pursue the truth or let the dead stay buried. His investigation pulls him deeper into darkness he never expected to find in such an ordinary place.
Genres: fiction, 20th-century, mystery, crime, thriller, dark
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Hotel
Period: 20th-Century
120 pages · Paperback · Wakefield Press
Content warnings: death