Hotel Alpha

Howard York - Self-made Man And Founder Of London's Extraordinary Hotel Alpha - Is One Of Those People Who Makes You Feel That Anything Is Possible. He Is Idolized By His Blind Adopted Son, Chas, And Graham, The Inimitable Concierge, Whose Lives Revolve Around The Alpha. But When Two Mysterious Disappearances Raise Questions That No One Seems Willing To Answer, Chas And Graham Must Ask Themselves Whether Howard's Vision Of The Perfect Hotel Has Been Built On Secrets As Well As Dreams . . . Captivating, Brilliant And Full Of Surprises, Hotel Alpha Is An Ingenious Novel About The Incidental And Life-changing Ways In Which We Connect With One Another. You Can Discover More About The Hotel And Its Inhabitants In 100 Extra Stories At Www.hotelalphastories.com. This is the dazzling and ambitious new novel from acclaimed author and stand-up comedian Mark Watson. Three decades ago, the charismatic Howard York built the empire of his dreams: the Hotel Alpha. It was once the finest in London, but over the years, as the world around it has moved on at an ever more dizzying rate, the hotel has struggled to keep pace. Graham, the Alpha's concierge, has been behind the front desk since the day the hotel opened and has witnessed every stage of its history. Chaz, Howard's blind adopted son, has almost never ventured outside its walls. Both of them view the Alpha as their sanctuary, the place that gives them everything they need. But both of them must now accept that the Alpha no longer offers them the life they most want, and that Howard's vision has been built on secrets as well as dreams ..