The Purgatory Hotel for Wayward Ghosts
The cosy fantasy set in a charming and out of time hotel
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The Purgatory Hotel for Wayward Ghosts
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About this listen
'Unbelievably charming . . . bury me in biscuits from Floor Gluttony; I'm not leaving' CASSIDY ELLIS SALTER
Welcome to the Purgatory Hotel . . . where you must take your test and meet your fate.
Seven floors. Seven trials.
Limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, and violence.
The Purgatory Hotel for Wayward Ghosts is a temporary passing place, and the final test for those who lived middling lives. Passing through your floor fully reformed means going up to heaven, but succumb to temptation, and it's straight to hell . . .
Delilah has successfully completed her test on the floor of Greed, her worst sin whilst alive, and is ready to be taken up to heaven in the rusty elevator that runs through the hotel.
But before Damien, the elevator boy, can press that glorious white button, the lift breaks.
As the number of guests rises, unable to pass through the hotel as intended, chaos ensues. Heather, the receptionist, finds herself dealing with the discontented dead, disappearing ghosts, and a glitching hotel.
Can a rag-tag team of workers and guests navigate their way through the hotel and discover the problem festering at its heart before it's too late?
~ Cosy fantasy
~ Magical hotel
~ Found family
~ Sprinkling of romance
~ Who-dunnit mystery
Fans of T. J. Klune, The Good Place, and Only Murders in the Building will love curling up with this novel by Katy Nyquist, who readers can't get enough of!
'A fantastic twist on classic fantasy themes'
'Whimsical'
'I don't remember the last time I laughed so much'
'Deep, rich, colourful . . . fun'
'Worldbuilding is unique and incredibly thought out'©2026 Katherine Toran writing as Katy Nyquist (P)2026 Headline Publishing Group Limited
Critic reviews
The Purgatory Hotel for Wayward Ghosts is an unbelievably charming, (after)life affirming story about found family, second chances, and the healing power of duct tape and love. It's the perfect cosy read for people who appreciate top tier dad jokes, riddles from talking cats, or the mind-bending pain of getting a maintenance crew to actually fix something. Even with disaster on the horizon, climbing up the lift shaft with this ragtag group of new friends will give you the same sense of satisfaction as getting into a hotel bed with fresh sheets. Bury me in biscuits from Floor Gluttony; I'm not leaving. (Cassidy Ellis Salter, author of These Shattered Spires)
Warm and wonderful, The Purgatory Hotel for Wayward Ghosts is a fun and inventive morality play about found family and being your best self (Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop)
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