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Alessandra Ranelli

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Mystery, Crime, Romance

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February 2023

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Crime Writer.
Storyteller.
Woman in the Red Dress.

Alessandra Ranelli is an American author living abroad in Vienna, Austria. Her work focuses on love, lust, and loss. She’s been known to kiss and tell.

Alessandra’s crime writing is influenced by her love of old Hollywood glamour and golden age crime. Her style is a cocktail made from a generous pour of bourbon, an ounce of film noir, and a dash of bawdy humor — served in a rocks glass, with red lipstick staining the rim.

As a professional storyteller she has a reputation for making audiences laugh and cry in equal measure. Alessandra is known for her New York Times Modern Love essay "Two Kisses We Never Talked About" and her debut crime novel, "Murder at the Hotel Orient"

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Alessandra Ranelli and 1 other person liked Donna Morfett's review of Murder at the Hotel Orient: "I read a lot, and particularly a lot of crime fiction, but i have never read anything quite like this before. I met Alessandra at a book festival before this was published, and even then her ideas to get it out to publishers was fresh and brilliant. " Read more of this review »
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Alessandra Ranelli liked Books By Your Bedside's review of Murder at the Hotel Orient: "4.5 stars Thanks to NetGalley and Baskerville for the advanced copy of this title in return for an honest review. I have been sooooo excited to read this. It was all over Harrogate Crime Festival last year that I couldn't wait. It's all very glamorous a" Read more of this review »
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Alessandra Ranelli liked Nicole Eiko's review of Murder at the Hotel Orient: "Murder at The Hotel Orient is an absolute delight from start to finish. Sharp, stylish, and impossible to put down, this mystery blends classic whodunit vibes with modern wit and an irresistibly sexy edge. The setting oozes glamour, the characters sp" Read more of this review »
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Alessandra Ranelli and 1 other person liked Hamad Naif's review of Murder at the Hotel Orient: "I loved Murder at the Hotel Orient The author's prose is precise and cinematic, evoking the atmosphere of a noir film underscored by a jazz-inflected mood. Smoke-filled corridors, flickering candlelight, and perilous flirtations create a richly immer" Read more of this review »
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“Rule number one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
― John Berendt, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

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