A light flickers in the silent room. Side by side in twin beds, the girls could be sleeping, except their pale skin is ice cold, and their closed eyes will never open again...When the bodies of two teenage girls are discovered in a rundown New York City hotel room, Detective Maria Miller is called to the crime scene. The best friends were supposed to be at a sleepover miles away in the suburbs. With no record of the girls checking in and the room on the thirteenth floor closed off to guests, what were they doing there?Sinister messages on their phones suggest the girls were lured to the hotel, using its reputation for hauntings as bait. The killer left no DNA behind and Maria's efforts to trace their identity leads to a dead end. But Maria feels certain the murderer works at the hotel. How else did they access the room and know it was empty?While Maria races to interview staff before another body turns up, the hotel manager shares an old newspaper article about an identical double murder decades before. Could the cases be linked? After a key suspect is found dead in his home, a discovery in the hotel room sends shivers down Maria's spine. Can she uncover the secrets of the room on the thirteenth floor before she becomes its next victim?Perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter, Mary Stone and A. J. Rivers, The Girls on Floor 13 will have you racing through the pages and sleeping with the lights on.What readers are saying about the Detective Maria Miller series: 'SO. DANG. GOOD... I can't express enough how this was one of THE best crime/supernatural mystery books I have EVER read ' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I LOVED IT Thank you for the thrills, you have got a faithful reader in me, now. Sign me up for the next instalment ' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The whole story had me turning the pages so fast I'm sure I let off steam... amazingly atmospheric, spooky, creepy and massively unputdownable... my god this just blew me away. I cannot recommend highly enough.' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'O.M.G what a book This has to be one of the best books I have read. Highly recommend. What you waiting for ' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Seldom have I read as successful a combination of a detective novel and a paranormal mystery Suspense, mystery, likeable and authentic characters... there's no wondering why I am hooked ' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This had me so immersed in the story that the rest of the world just did not exist... This book gave me anxiety in the best way possible and I found myself holding my breath unintentionally on more than one occasion... it was truly a great book and easily in my top 5 reads of 2023 ' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I've been lucky to read a lot of great books but never have I come across one that makes me immediately want to drop everything and read more of the author This is that book.' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I did not expect to love it this much It has everything. Sign me up for more of these ' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
