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    Hotel Z: A Short Story
    Hotel Z: A Short Story
    Hotel Z: A Short Story
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    Hotel Z: A Short Story

    By A.C. Hutchinson

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    Welcome to Hotel Z, the best place to sample merchandise anywhere in town. We catch them fresh and don't keep them too long – that's the secret. But be careful, sometimes they bite!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherA.C. Hutchinson
    Release dateMar 17, 2017
    ISBN9781370975105
    Hotel Z: A Short Story
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    A.C. Hutchinson

    A.C. Hutchinson is a British novelist and short story author of horror, fantasy and supernatural thrillers. In the past he has worked as a freelance music journalist and has also written for the local press. Since the late nineties his services have been employed by the publishing industry in such sectors as sport and entertainment. He is also a keen rock music fan and has played guitar in various local bands.Born in Kingston-upon-Hull in the county of East Yorkshire, he moved to North Lincolnshire in 2011 to be with his then future wife, Lindsay. He has four children and two stepchildren.

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      Hotel Z - A.C. Hutchinson

      HOTEL Z:

      A SHORT STORY

      By A.C. Hutchinson

      Copyright 2017 A.C. Hutchinson

      Published by Moonlight Cottage Publishing

      www.achutchinson.com

      All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or utilised in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission of the copyright owner.

      Version: 20/11/2021

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      Acknowledgements

      HOTEL Z: A SHORT STORY

      The armoured bus pulled up outside the former hotel. Malvin Boroughbridge watched it come to a halt from his place behind the reception desk, while brushing biscuit crumbs from the front of his faded Ramones T-shirt. He found that the plain digestives had fared much better than the chocolate kind.

      What should I do? Danny Britton said, startling Malvin from his thoughts. Danny's young face had turned a sickly white. He twiddled a freshly sharpened pencil between his thumb and forefinger.

      He's nervous, Malvin thought. Just like I was on my first day.

      No need to worry. Malvin rested a hand on the boy's shoulder and realised how skinny the lad was. "I'll walk you through it. You stick with your uncle Malvin and everything

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