Born into the torrid milieu of European intrigue in the aftermath of World War II, Rolfe Ritter defies his family and embarks on a lifelong obsession to create the world’s finest hotel chain. On the outside, Ritter is the consummate suave global hotelier who is surrounded by beautiful and talented women. On the inside, he is relentlessly tormented by his personal demons. Rolfe’s endless need for more hotels that provide the highest standards and services forces him to survive in an exotic, complex, and tangled web of betrayal. The lure of international espionage and his voracious appetite for growth drive him to make increasingly creative and dangerous financial deals, and he finds himself embroiled in the deep, sordid underpinnings of the luxury hotel industry. Sexual manipulation, blackmail, betrayal, fraud, corruption, and violence are commonplace in a ruthlessly competitive arena where greed and venality rule and millions of dollars are at stake. When Rolfe uncovers a shocking family secret, he’s alone and trapped by the black consequences of his ambition. Haunted and desperate, Rolfe stands to lose everything, the lives of those he holds dear are at risk—and his death may be the only solution.

Do Not Disturb

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Geller, Laurence

Mystery

iUniverse, Inc.

Inspired by personal experience, DO NOT DISTURB is a delicious, fast-paced journey through the world of international hotels. A thrilling, behind-the-scenes ride-as told by one of the industry's most privileged insiders. To others, Rolfe Ritter is the consummate global hotelier, surrounded by beautiful, talented women. Inside, he is relentlessly pained by personal demons. Born into the torrid milieu of European intrigue following World War II, he was a child when he witnessed the mysterious murder of his father-a decorated war hero and intelligence officer. This one defining moment would not only rob him of his innocence, but unleash a chain of events that would impact his career, his relationships, and his life-forever. Pursuing a lifelong obsession to create the world's finest chain of luxury hotels, his rapid rise rewards him with riches, sex and prestige. But Rolfe's insatiable need for dominance and the inherited lure of international espionage drives him into dark territory-leading him to compromise his beliefs, sacrifice love, make dangerous deals-and breed powerful enemies. When Rolfe learns a shocking family secret, and unexpected circumstances threaten his success, he becomes uncertain of his allies-even his longtime lover, who suddenly appears to have secrets of her own. In an exotic world where greed, corruption and betrayal are commonplace, Rolfe is alone and trapped by the black consequences of his ambition. He stands to lose everything and the lives of those he holds dear are at risk-his death may be the only way out. Or is it?

Do Not Disturb: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

United States

Taylor Trade Publishing

Central to this thrilling story of international espionage is a daring plot by the Chinese government to secretly purchase the Kestrel Hotel and Resorts chain, managed by the consummate global hotelier Rolfe Ritter, and use it as a cover for a single purpose: to destabilize emerging and industrial nations who would then be forced to turn to China for economic help and fall under its sphere of influence. The Chinese subcontract their plot to the Moscow-based, criminal gang headed by Yuri Borotin for billions of dollars. When Borotin learns a G8 Summit--which brings together leaders of the world's eight mightiest economies, including his archenemy, the hated Russian president--will be held at the Kestrel's luxurious Audley, San Diego Cliffs Resort, he conceives a plot the Chinese approve: to wipe out the G8 leaders in one fell swoop by detonating a massive bomb during the Summit. Soon Audley Hotel manager Matt Dirksen--the story's unyielding hero--and Beth Taylor--his beautiful life partner and a Kestrel manager--become enmeshed along with the CIA, FBI, Israel's Mossad, the U.K.'s MI5, Russia's FSB, and Te-Wu, the Chinese Secret Service, as Borotin's gang marches relentlessly towards its monstrous objective. Does Borotin's plan succeed? Lovers of international espionage are sure to hang on every word until the culmination of this page-turning, heart-pounding, action-adventure novel.

The Last Resort

Chaucer Pr

Informed by the author's more than 40 years of experience as a leading executive in the lodging industry, Do Not Disturb is the gripping story of the dashing, global hotelier Rolfe Ritter. He appears to have it all--surrounded by beautiful, accomplished women and living in luxurious settings--but is haunted by the childhood memory of witnessing his father's murder amid post-World War II espionage and intrigue. This one defining moment robbed him of his innocence and unleashed a chain of events that forever affected his career and personal relationships. Rolfe's insatiable need for dominance in the world of luxury hotels compels him to compromise his beliefs, sacrifice love, make dangerous deals, and breed powerful enemies. When he stands to lose everything and the lives of those he holds dear are at risk, will his death prove to be the only way out? Set amid modern-day greed, corruption, and betrayal, Do Not Disturb reveals the inner workings of the hotel industry as it skillfully weaves a tale of suspense, passion, and the burning need to uncover the truth that will appeal to devotees of action-adventure novels.

Richard Altschuler & Associates, Inc.

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Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb: A Novel

The Last Resort

Do Not Disturb