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The novella includes the mysterious death of British light entertainment celebrities in an alternate universe.
The story follows Bruce Forsyth in Barnsley as he tries to outrun a potential murderer.
The novella is a mix of humor, mystery, and unexpected twists.

The main character, Royce, has a special connection with ravens, which often provide him with helpful information for his detective work. This shows that he values unconventional sources of insight.
Royce encounters a former friend, Mack, who shares that a homeless woman named Debby has gone missing and potentially fallen in with dangerous people. This indicates a larger problem with cults that prey on vulnerable individuals.
Royce is working with a new assistant, Eve, who impresses him with her investigative skills. Their partnership highlights the importance of collaboration in solving complex cases.

Royce must infiltrate the Impossible Hotel tonight to stop an imminent murder and to identify or deal with a Unit 7 agent; the mission is time-limited and extremely dangerous.
The city is collapsing under a bloody second moon, undead threats, and a strict military curfew, with Unit 7 and rogue forces adding violence and chaos, so everything is urgent.
Royce has intense personal stakes—Mirabelle is kidnapped, Yuki is trapped, and Isabella's ghost pleads for help—while he is also being hunted and forced to hide as he takes on the job.

The city is broken and dangerous, kept under a strict army curfew but still full of crime and desperation at night.
A rundown hotel is hosting a high-profile ghost hunt with influencers, scientists, psychics, and a journalist, all aiming to livestream and solve past ritual murders.
Royce Raine is a private detective who hides a dangerous supernatural connection—a woman who appears in mirrors and can immobilize or drive people mad—making him uneasy about fame and exposure.

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The hotel is a supernatural trap that feeds on psychic energy from livestream viewers, making dead people physically manifest and turning the place more dangerous as the audience grows.
Guests are distrustful and endangered: several people have vanished or been beheaded, the manager may be an undead impostor, and the protagonist is both accused and trusted by different people.
Escape looks impossible because the hotel can move and the outside may be unsafe, so the group decides to stay together, stop hiding, and confront the organizers using old‑fashioned ghost‑hunting methods.