Suddenly, Elizabeth's aunt and uncle tell her that they are going on a vacation and she must take a lengthy train and bus trip to a hotel called Winterhouse. Orphan Elizabeth Somers has lived with her poor and unpleasant aunt and uncle since her mother and father died when she was four years old. For me, however, the pace was stodgy and the characters flat. It even had a high reccomendation from my nephew. It has all the elements of books I adored growing up. The strength of the book is in the word games Elizabeth likes to play with her new friend Freddy and her application of her puzzle-hungry mind to the mystery surrounding some suspicious guests, the eccentric owner of Winterhouse, and a certain book she discovers hidden in the massive library on her first day in the hotel. She doesn't know who her benefactor is, but she enjoys the vacation from her reluctant guardians and becomes immersed in a mystery. 'Winterhouse' begins a trilogy of mysteries involving Elizabeth Somers discovering secrets of her past after being invited to spend the long Christmas break at the famous Winterhouse resort.

Mystery, adventure, and beautiful writing combine in this exciting debut audiobook richly set in a hotel full of secrets. But will it be at the cost of losing the people she has come to care for, and even Winterhouse itself? As fate would have it, Elizabeth is the only person who can break the hotel's curse and solve the mystery. But the deeper she delves into the hotel's secrets, the more Elizabeth starts to realize that she is somehow connected to Winterhouse.

It's not long before she locates a magical book of puzzles that will unlock a mystery involving Norbridge and his sinister family.

Upon arrival, Elizabeth quickly discovers that Winterhouse has many charmsâ?most notably its massive library. Orphan Elizabeth Somers's malevolent aunt and uncle ship her off to the ominous Winterhouse Hotel, owned by the peculiar Norbridge Falls. > Winterhouse by Ben Guterson is an enchanting urban fantasy middle-grade debutâ?the first audiobook in a trilogyâ?set in a magical hotel full of secrets. 'Narrator Sophie Amoss makes Elizabeth an empathetic and appealing character as she becomes more and more determined to solve the book's puzzle.' â? AudioFile Magazine

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