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Britches: "Hotel Stories" No.1
You'll never make a fuss in a hotel again.
NO. 1 IN THE "HOTEL STORIES" SHORT STORY SERIES
Leigh Turner, writing under the pseudonym of Robert Pimm, writes a fresh “Hotel Story” each year as a birthday present to his partner, who is a senior hotel manager. “Britches” was the gift in 2014. "Seven Hotel Stories" , available on Amazon as a paperback and a Kindle download, brings together the first seven of these addictive tales.
"Britches" tells how Ms N, the most brilliant, unpredictable and occasionally homicidal hotel manager in the world, first met her beautiful but naive ally Tatiana. With Tatiana's help, Ms N uses a Combined Burns Night and St Patrick's Day ball; the President of China; and a number of guests who may have had one or more drinks, to solve the problem of Mr Minas - the hotel owner from hell. On the way, Tatiana will find out what is under a Scotsman's kilt.
"Charming, fun and fast-paced, The Hotel Stories bring Turner's wit and vigour to that most difficult of literary forms, the short story" - Matthew Parris
"Tatiana is in awe of Ms N and so am I! Another dark and thoroughly entertaining read. Ms N always has a deliciously twisted master plan and it's a joy to find out what it is." Danny Lopez.
"Wickedly funny but twisted dark Roald Dahl-esque tale." Nick Kaufmann.
NO. 1 IN THE "HOTEL STORIES" SHORT STORY SERIES
Leigh Turner, writing under the pseudonym of Robert Pimm, writes a fresh “Hotel Story” each year as a birthday present to his partner, who is a senior hotel manager. “Britches” was the gift in 2014. "Seven Hotel Stories" , available on Amazon as a paperback and a Kindle download, brings together the first seven of these addictive tales.
"Britches" tells how Ms N, the most brilliant, unpredictable and occasionally homicidal hotel manager in the world, first met her beautiful but naive ally Tatiana. With Tatiana's help, Ms N uses a Combined Burns Night and St Patrick's Day ball; the President of China; and a number of guests who may have had one or more drinks, to solve the problem of Mr Minas - the hotel owner from hell. On the way, Tatiana will find out what is under a Scotsman's kilt.
"Charming, fun and fast-paced, The Hotel Stories bring Turner's wit and vigour to that most difficult of literary forms, the short story" - Matthew Parris
"Tatiana is in awe of Ms N and so am I! Another dark and thoroughly entertaining read. Ms N always has a deliciously twisted master plan and it's a joy to find out what it is." Danny Lopez.
"Wickedly funny but twisted dark Roald Dahl-esque tale." Nick Kaufmann.
47 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 27, 2014
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About the author
Robert Pimm
19 books13 followersHello and welcome to my author page. My real name is Leigh Turner, but from 2014-2021, when I was British Consul-General in Istanbul and British Ambassador to Austria, I wrote under the pen-name Robert Pimm.
My top priority is my new Istanbul thriller, "Palladium", to be published by Immortal Works press in May 2022. I am working on a lighthearted handbook, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to Diplomacy", to be published in autumn 2022 or spring 2023.
A diplomat since 1983, I started my first novel in 1986 in Vienna. One night, my girlfriend was late for a date. While I waited, I had an idea for a story which later turned into my first novel, "Eternal Life" (published under the name Leigh Turner). When I lived in Moscow 1992-5 a writer told me to "write about what you know" and I wrote a thriller set in Russia.
Later, in Berlin, I took four years off to look after my two children. An editor at the Financial Times said "man at home - a great source of copy" and invited me to write about my experiences. You can find the results at my rleighturner.com blog under the "Existential & Women" and "Journalism" categories.
Writing for the FT encouraged me to try another thriller - set in Berlin - which became "Blood Summit. I love reading thrillers, from Lee Child and Michael Connelly through John le Carre to Robert Harris, Stella Rimington and Graham Greene. But I also adore Anthony Trollope, Barbara Atwood and P G Wodehouse.
When I worked in Ukraine, I met my partner, who is a senior hotel manager. I wanted to think of an original birthday present. I gave her a "Hotel Story" about glamorous, petite hotel manager, Ms N, and her ally, the beautiful but naive Tatiana, who will not tolerate misbehaviour by men.
The response was favourable. Phew! So I produced another story, precisely one year later, and kept on doing so. So far, I have written eleven Hotel Stories. The first seven years' worth appear in "Seven Hotel Stories".
You can read more about all this, including excerpts from all the Hotel Stories and the novels, at my rleighturner.com website.
If you feel like sampling my writing, I'll be delighted. Have fun, and do let me know what you think.
My top priority is my new Istanbul thriller, "Palladium", to be published by Immortal Works press in May 2022. I am working on a lighthearted handbook, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to Diplomacy", to be published in autumn 2022 or spring 2023.
A diplomat since 1983, I started my first novel in 1986 in Vienna. One night, my girlfriend was late for a date. While I waited, I had an idea for a story which later turned into my first novel, "Eternal Life" (published under the name Leigh Turner). When I lived in Moscow 1992-5 a writer told me to "write about what you know" and I wrote a thriller set in Russia.
Later, in Berlin, I took four years off to look after my two children. An editor at the Financial Times said "man at home - a great source of copy" and invited me to write about my experiences. You can find the results at my rleighturner.com blog under the "Existential & Women" and "Journalism" categories.
Writing for the FT encouraged me to try another thriller - set in Berlin - which became "Blood Summit. I love reading thrillers, from Lee Child and Michael Connelly through John le Carre to Robert Harris, Stella Rimington and Graham Greene. But I also adore Anthony Trollope, Barbara Atwood and P G Wodehouse.
When I worked in Ukraine, I met my partner, who is a senior hotel manager. I wanted to think of an original birthday present. I gave her a "Hotel Story" about glamorous, petite hotel manager, Ms N, and her ally, the beautiful but naive Tatiana, who will not tolerate misbehaviour by men.
The response was favourable. Phew! So I produced another story, precisely one year later, and kept on doing so. So far, I have written eleven Hotel Stories. The first seven years' worth appear in "Seven Hotel Stories".
You can read more about all this, including excerpts from all the Hotel Stories and the novels, at my rleighturner.com website.
If you feel like sampling my writing, I'll be delighted. Have fun, and do let me know what you think.
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