A Hitch at the Fairmont

By Jim Averbeck, Nick Bertozzi (Illustrator)

A boy and Hitchcock unravel a chocolate ransom mystery.

3.9/5 Goodreads · 289 ratings

416 pages· 60,096 words· Est. 8.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Eleven-year-old Jack Fair's life turns upside down when his aunt vanishes from the Fairmont Hotel, leaving behind a chocolate ransom note. Alone and desperate, Jack teams up with the legendary Alfred Hitchcock. Together, they navigate hidden doorways and secret societies, facing cryptic clues and sinister villains. Can they uncover the truth behind his aunt's disappearance and his mother's mysterious death? This thrilling adventure is a cinematic journey filled with intrigue and suspense.

From the publisher

An intrepid boy teams up with Alfred Hitchcock himself in this rollicking mystery rife with action, adventure, intrigue, and all the flavor of film noir. After the mysterious death of his mother, eleven-year-old Jack Fair is whisked away to San Francisco’s swanky Fairmont Hotel by his wicked Aunt Edith. There, he seems doomed to a life of fetching chocolates for his aunt and her pet chinchilla. Until one night, when Aunt Edith disappears, and the only clue is a ransom note written…in chocolate? Suddenly, Jack finds himself all alone on a quest to discover who kidnapped Aunt Edith and what happened to his mother. Alone, that is, until he meets an unlikely accomplice—Alfred Hitchcock himself! The two embark on a madcap journey full of hidden doorways, secret societies, cryptic clues, sinister villains, and cinematic flair. Including an author’s note about the real Hitchcock and an appendix of film references, this “fine read” is a “love letter to all that Hitchcock stood for” (Kirkus Reviews).

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