The Haunting of Room 904 - by Erika T Wurth

About the Book

"Olivia Becente was never supposed to have the gift. The ability to commune with the dead was the specialty of her sister, Naiche. But when Naiche dies unexpectedly and under strange circumstances, somehow Olivia suddenly can't stop seeing and hearing from spirits. A few years later, she's the most in-demand paranormal investigator in Denver. She's good at her job, but the loss of Naiche haunts her. That's when she hears from the Brown Palace, a landmark Denver hotel. The owner can't explain it, but every few years, a girl is found dead in room 904, no matter what room she checked into the night before. As Olivia tries to understand these disturbing deaths, the past and the present collide as Olivia's investigation forces her to confront a mysterious and possibly dangerous cult, a vindictive journalist, betrayal by her friends, and shocking revelations about her sister's secret life."--Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

From the author of White Horse ("Twisty and electric." --The New York Times Book Review) comes a terrifying and resonant novel about a woman who uses her unique gift to learn the truth about her sister's death.

Olivia Becente was never supposed to have the gift. The ability to commune with the dead was the specialty of her sister, Naiche. But when Naiche dies unexpectedly and under strange circumstances, somehow Olivia suddenly can't stop seeing and hearing from spirits.

A few years later, she's the most in-demand paranormal investigator in Denver. She's good at her job, but the loss of Naiche haunts her. That's when she hears from the Brown Palace, a landmark Denver hotel. The owner can't explain it, but every few years, a girl is found dead in room 904, no matter what room she checked into the night before. As Olivia tries to understand these disturbing deaths, the past and the present collide as Olivia's investigation forces her to confront a mysterious and possibly dangerous cult, a vindictive journalist, betrayal by her friends, and shocking revelations about her sister's secret life.

The Haunting of Room 904 is a paranormal thriller that is as edgy as it is heartfelt and simmers with intensity and longing. Erika T. Wurth lives up to her reputation as "a gritty new punkish outsider voice in American horror."

Review Quotes

Praise for Erika T. Wurth's The Haunting of Room 904

"The Haunting of Room 904 casts a magnificent spell with a deep grief at its heart. It's terrifying, it's magical--and you'll miss all the characters to death when it's over." --Lev Grossman

"The Haunting of Room 904 deftly mixes humor, scares, and the weight of personal and generational grief. The book is a heady, haunting, righteous, and spiritual exploration of our political mess through the lens of paranormal exploration and, sometimes even scarier, interpersonal relationships. You'll want to follow Erika and her Olivia into any dark, creaky room." --Paul Tremblay, New York Times bestselling author of Horror Movie and A Head Full of Ghosts

"The Haunting Of Room 904 is an electric terrifying journey into the world beyond the veil. Erika T. Wurth has created a mind bending tale of loss and love and the devastating cost of grief. You don't want to miss this!" --S. A. Cosby, author of All the Sinners Bleed and Razorblade Tears

"The Haunting of Room 904 is a unique, richly layered ghost story steeped in the violence and injustice of American history, each page artfully woven with themes of loss, regret, and the complex heart of familial bonds. But the true power of Wurth's novel lies in its ideals of perseverance, and the bright hopefulness of love in all its forms." --Philip Fracassi, author of Boys in the Valley

"The book explores guilt as a kind of haunting and is a contemporary ghost story with great crossover potential. Wurth takes the idea of a haunted house and makes it something entirely new . . . . A ghost story cleverly blended with a mystery, ideal for those who appreciate genre-blended horror and fans of books such as Shutter by Ramona Emerson." --Library Journal

"A wonderful, wholly inventive new horror novel . . . . What follows is a simmering, sinister, and transportive journey through a kaleidoscopic, metaphysical and memorial world." --LitHub

About the Author

Erika T. Wurth is the author of White Horse, a finalist for the 2022 Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Horror. She is a Kenyon Review Writers Workshop Scholar, attended the Tin House Summer Workshop, and is a narrative artist for the Meow Wolf Denver installation. She is of Apache/Chickasaw/Cherokee descent.