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"Jack Taylor and his mother are still struggling to settle into their new lives without Jack's father as they journey to his hometown for the holidays. Jack's mother is clinging desperately to happy memories, but she doesn't seem to remember that she's repeating the same day over and over. The same bizarre repeating day brings Jack to a small town, where he finds an unexpected ally in an aspiring investigative journalist who has had a few strange days of her own. Their investigation leads them to the Holiday Hotel, and the two young people discover that the imaginary characters from their favorite stories are more realistic than they ever could have guessed. In this wondrous hotel for vacationing holiday spirits, Jack finds himself caught up in an otherworldly mystery that threatens to destroy his world along with theirs. With the help of his new partner, an alluring fortune teller, and a few benevolent spirits, Jack uses his crackerjack detective skills to help him solve his first case and come closer to unraveling a deep family secret of his own. Readers have called it ""The Nightmare Before Christmas meets Hardy Boys Mystery!"" and ""The next great series of a new generation."" This young adult detective novel by Christian Wynn promises to be the first of many thrilling adventures as Jack Taylor's quest to reunite with his father takes him beyond the realm of even his wildest dreams. The Holiday Hotel is only his first stop. . . ."

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Mr. Wynn has woven familiar fairytales and fantasies into inventive and mysterious characters. -SSB Freelance, Editor

Christian Wynn has breathed life into remarkably enigmatic characters who will draw readers into an incredible, topsy-turvy world where almost anything imaginable is possible. Mr. Wynn has woven familiar fairytales and fantasies into inventive and mysterious characters. Jack Taylor's stay at the Holiday Hotel promises to be the first of many thrilling adventures and whodunit cases as the budding young detective brings us along on his mission to discover the answers to his own family's. - Stefanie Spangler-Buswell

"""Christian Wynn has breathed life into remarkably enigmatic characters who will draw readers into an incredible, topsy-turvy world where almost anything imaginable is possible. Mr. Wynn has woven familiar fairytales and fantasies into inventive and mysterious characters. Jack Taylor's stay at the Holiday Hotel promises to be the first of many thrilling adventures and whodunit cases as the budding young detective brings us along on his mission to discover the answers to his own family's."" - Stefanie Spangler-Buswell"

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