Arthur-Hailey阿瑟·黑利及作品简介

ArthurHailey,Afamousauthor,人物简介,ArthurHailey，名畅销书作家、行业小说之王出生于英格兰的黑利曾在英国、加拿大、美国等国生活过，1969年，他移居巴哈马的一个海岛，定居至今。近年来，他不再公开出版小说，但据透露，作为一种爱好，他仍时常写作。他的第一部小说最后诊断出版于1959年，讲述医生误诊致婴儿死亡的事件。之后他频出杰作，如大饭店（1965年）、航空港（1968年）、汽车城（1971）和烈药（1975年），他最后的一部作品是出版于1997年的侦探。,ImArthurHailey,AllArthurHaileyslife,BorninLuton,England,in1920,ARnuRHATrwaseducatedinEnglishschoolsuntilagefourteen.Afterabriefcareerasanofficeboy,hejoinedtheBritishRoyalAirForcein1939andservedthroughWorldWarII,risingthroughtherankstobecomeapilotandflightlieutenant.In1947Mr.HaileyemigratedtoCanada,wherehewassuccessivelyarealestatesalesman,businesspapereditorandasalesandadvertisingexecutive.Hebecame,andstillis,aCanadiancitizen.In1956ArthurHaileyscoredhisfirstwritingsuccesswithaTVdrama,FlightintoDanger,whichlaterbecamearnofionpictureandanovel,RunwayZero-Eight.Sincethen,asanovelistandoneofthegreatstorytellersofourtime,hehasacquiredaworldwidefollowingofdevotedreadersandhisbooksarepublishedintwentysevenlanguages.,Haileybestsellersinclude:,HotelAirportMotorcityTheFinalDiagnosisTheMoneyChangersStrongMedicineEveningnews,Thisisoneofthebestsellers!ItiscalledHotel,Briefintroductionofthehotel,Conflictanddesire,secretsandshockingdestinies-allarepartofthefascinatingworldofthefamousSt.Gregory,aNewOrleansluxuryhotel.ForfivesultrydaysofahotLouisianasummerthelivesofstrangersintimatelytouch,sizzle,andexplodeinround-the-clockexcitementastheSt.Gregorybecomesthestagefortheirprivateandpublicdramas-andforthestunning,heart-stoppingclimaxawaitingthemall.Fast-movingstorytellingrichwithinterestingandbizarrecharacters.THEDENVERPOSTInstantreadability.catchesthereaderbyhislapelsandholdshimthroughitslastcrowdedpage.CHICAGOTRIBUNEAgreatstory.CLEVELANDPRESS,Characters,PeterMcDermott,managerWarrenTrent,proprietorChristineFrancis,secretarytoWarrenTrentAloysiusRoyce,administrativeassistanttoWarrenTrentCurtisOKeefe,owneroftheOKeefechainDorothyDodoLash,OKeefesstarletcompanionAlbertWells,aginghotelguestTheDukeandDuchessofCroydon,guestsinthePresidentialSuiteOgilvie,housedetectiveJuliusKeycaseMilne,hotelthiefHerbieChandler,villainousBellCaptainMarshaPrescott,onenightguestinthehotel,Blackmailisoutofthehotel.,Blackmailblkmeiln.勒索，敲诈；勒索所得之款vt.勒索，敲诈,Storyofthehotel,PeterMcDermott:ThemaincharacterisPeterMcDermott;thegeneralmanagerwithapast.HeisagraduatefromCornellUniversityinHotelManagementandthengotajobinahotel.Howeverthenhehadbeeninvolvedwithaladyattimewhenhewassupposedtobeonduty.ThisgavePeterswifeandtheladyshusbandareasontoaskforadivorce.Gettinginvolvedwasnotabigthingforhoteltoavoidbutithadmarkedtheheadlinesofnewspapersomuch,thathewasdismissedfromthejobandwasblacklisted.ButWarrenTrent,theheadofSt.GregoryHotel,ignoringthepastandconsideringtheskill,hiredhim.ThenovelcapturesMcDermottattemptstodealwithseveralcrisesinthehotelwhichinvolvearangeofothercharacters.,continue,TheHotelFinanceProblem:TheHotelsunpayableandunrenewablemortgageisdueonFriday,necessitatingitssale.CurtisOKeefe,theonewhoownsalargehotelchainsplanstobuySt.GregoryhotelinNewOrleansastheOKeefechaindidnothaveahotelhere.TheyhadofferedtopaythetwomillionmortgagesdueandonemilliondollarandlivingaccommodationtoWarrenTrentaswell.HoweverWarrendidnotwanttolosethehotelwhichhehadnurturedforsolong.TheydecideduponFridayafternoontimelinetomakeadecisiononthedeal.WarrenTrentmeanwhiledecidedtomarkadealwithJourneymanUnionwhowantedtoenterthehotelIndustryforlongbutwerenotsuccessful.,continue,ThiswayWarrenTrentcouldmaintainanindependenceofthehotelandstillhaveasayintheaffairsofit.JourneymanhaddecidedtosendtwoofhisexecutivesonThursdaytostudythebooksofhotelandthendecidebeforetheFridayafternoondeadlinedecidedbetweenWarrenTrentandCurtisOKeefe.RoyallEdwardsofSt.GregoryhadbeenappointedbyWarrenTrenttoworkwiththetwoofficers,ifrequiredallnight,sothattheycompletethewholeofstudy.HoweverupsetwiththedenialofentrytoNegromaninHotel,whichbecametheheadlineofnewspapers,JourneymanUnionbrokethedeal.WarrenTrenthadnooptionbuttogiveintoCurtisOKeefe.Tohisutmostsurprise,afewminutesbeforeFridaynoon,thebankmanagerwhohadturneddownrefinancingofthehotel,camewithanoffer,thatanIndividual,whosenamecouldnotbedisclosedthen,wouldbepayingthemortgageandbuyingthemajorsharesoftheHotel.WarrenTrentwouldbethechairman,thoughWarrenknewthathewouldbejustafigureheadbutasitwasabetteroffer,soheaccepted.,continue,ChristineandAlbertWells:ChristineisthesecretarytoWarrenTrent.PeterandChristinehasalikingforeachother.Theysharemanythingsincommonandfeeltheycouldbehappytogether.InhoteloneoftheguestsMr.AlbertWellshadmedicalproblemsinhisroom.Thehotelstaffwasquitealertandfastenoughtomovehiminanotherroom.Hewasquiteelderly.ChristinetookcareofAlbertWellspersonallyashewasthehotelguest.MarshaPrescott:Inanotherincidentagroupofteen-agedboyscreateamajorincidentthatisaggravatedbythefactthattheyarethesonsofthelocalbanker,cardealer,andothertownnotables.TheytrytoattemptarapeonMarshaPrescott,thedaughterofMr.PrescottwhoiscurrentlyinRome.Howeveronlisteningherscreams,AloysisRoyce,(aNegroandmainhelptoWarrenTrentwhotreatshimlikeason.)stepsinandMarshaisabletoescapethen.Peterhandlesthesituationandasksforawrittenapologyfromeachoftheboysinvolvedinit.Insaidletters,villainousBellCaptain,HerbieChandlerisnamedastheonewhomadetheincidentpossible.MarshaontheotherhandfallsinlovewithPeterMcDermottandproposeshimformarriage.PeterfindsitdifficulttosaynotoherconsideringheraffluenceandbeautybutfinallysaysnoasheknewthathelikedChristine.HoweverheovercomeshissenseofguiltwhenhegetstoknowfromAnna(HeadmaidservantofMarsha)thatsheisalwaysthesameandwillbeokinsometimeandthatAnnawasnotmarried.HoweverMarshainframingagoodbackgroundtoconvincepeterhadsaidthatAnnahadaverygoodlifewithherhusbandwhomshehadmetonlyoncebeforemarriageanditwasnotnecessarytoknowapersonfortoolongbeforetodecideonmarriage.,continue,TheDentistConvention:Hotelbusinessgainsaminimumfromroomrentbutabulkofitsprofitcomesfromthefood,conventionsheldatitsplace.Asasequeltoit,amajorconventionofdentistswassupposedtobeheldinSt.Gregory.DrIngram,Presidentofconventionhadarrivedandsettledinhisroom.ThenMr.Nicholas,aNegro,arrivedatthecounter,showingaconfirmedreservation.Howeverthehotelpolicydidnotallownegros.DrIngramwasquitedisappointedatthisandthreatenedthehotelauthoritythathewouldtaketheconventionoutofhotel,causingamajorlosstohotel.WhenPeterdiscusseditwithWarrenhesaid,thatafterafewdiscussionsthiswouldbeforgottenandtheconventionwouldbeheldandtherewasnoneedtoworry.AndafterafewmeetingstheconventionfinallydecidedtostaythoughMr.Ingramresignedfromhispost.,continue,Curtis-o-KeefeandDodo:CurtisOKeefe,theonewhoownsalargehotelchainsplanstobuySt.GregoryhotelinNewOrleans.HewastherewithDodo,hisgirlfriend.ButitwastimeforCurtistomoveon.HegotmovieroleforDodoandthoughttogotoNewYorktomeethisnewgirlfriend.WhenWarrentoldCurtisthathewasnotacceptingCurtisoffertosellthehotel,CurtiswasverydisappointedandinafitofangerhetoldDodothathedoesntwantheranymore.Dodowasupset,thoughsomewheresheknewthetruthalready.ShehadtoboardherflighttoLosAngelesandtookelevatorno4,asshewasabouttomoveoutofthehotel.,continue,DukeandDuchessofCroydon:InanotherInstancetheDukeandDuchessofCroydonarehidingoutinthehotelfromtheirresponsibilityforagruesomehit-and-runaccidentwhichhadbeenthehighlightofthenewspaperasthefamoushit-and-runcase.Thedukehadgonetoanightclubandtheduchessreachestheclubtofindherhusband.Ontheirwaybacktheduchesshitsawomanandherdaughterandboththewomanandherdaughterdiedonthespot.Howeverintheaccidenttheheadlightandthetrimringofthecarhaddamaged.Anyhowthedukeandduchessreachedbackthehotelandtrytofindwayout,sothatthereisleftaslightestprintofthembeinginvolvedinanaccident.Whenthewaiterarrivedinthepresidentialsuitewithdinner,theduchessintentionallyhitthewaitersothatherdressgetsspoiled.Theduchesscreatedabigissueoverthis,justtomakeherpresencefeltinhotelsothatitcanbeinterpretedthatshewasinthehotel.ButthechiefhouseofficerOgilviegetshintofitandtriestoblackmailthedukeandduchess.TheyfinallyreachanagreementthatOgilviewoulddrivetheirjaguartoChicagoandatotaloftwentyfivethousanddollarswouldbepaidtohim.Furtherbythetimethepoliceidentifiesthatthebrokenheadlightandtrimpieceswouldbeidentifiedaspiecesofwhichcar,OgilviewouldbeoutofNewOrleans.ThetravelwassupposedlyonThursdaynightat1am.Ogliviegetsawrittennotefromduchessaskingforpermissiontodrivethecaroutofgarageincasethegarageofficerasksfor.ThemomenthewasdrivingthecaroutofhotelPeterwasenteringthehotelandtheyhadeyecontact,thoughpeterdidnotthinkmuchofit.Howeverrecollectingalltheevents.ajaguarbeingdrivenbyOgilviewhichbelongedtodukeandduchess.thebrokenheadlightofthejaguar.thefusscreatedbyduchessonwaiterallestablishedalinktowardstheinvolvementofthedukeandduchess.PeterenquiredfromgarageofficerandheinformedthatOgilviehadawrittennotefromtheduchessandsowasallowedtodrivethecaraway,butsomehowthenotegotmisplaced.Peterinformedthepolice,captainYollesoftheincidentbuttheycouldnotproveitwithoutanyevidence.Afterworkinghard,theincineratorofficer,responsibleforgarbagerecyclingmanagedtofindthenote.Whenthenotewasproducedbeforeduchessshefrowned.TheDukethendecidedtoadmithiscrimeanddecidedtoleaveandsteppedintoelevatorno4oftheHotel.,continue,KeycaseMilne:AhotelthiefoperatingintheSt.Gregory.Hemanagedtogetkeysofseveralroomsinhotelbyusingtricks,askingforotherroomNokeysfromreception,usinggirlstoobtainkeyforhimandmanyotherways.Whenhesawthedukeandduchessinhotel,hethought,ifhecouldgetthekeyoftheirroom,itwouldbeanexcellentbreakthrough.Hemanagedtogetthekeyfromreceptionplayingtrickery,gotaduplicatepreparedandstolefromduchessroomherfifteenthousanddollarsandjewellery.Afterobtainingsomuchofamounthedecidedtoleavethehotelandboardedtheelevatorno4.,continue,Climax:Themeetingtotakeoverthehotelscheduledat11.30amFridaywasinplace.MrDempsterfromNewYorkhadarrivedtotellwhothebosswasanditwasAlbertWells,thehotelguest,whomChristinehadtakencareandthoughtofasnotarichman,hadboughtthehotel.Totheutmostsurpriseofpeter,PeterwasappointedtheExecutivevice-PresidentofSt.GregoryandwouldberunningthehotelwithDempsterbeingtheofficiatingpresident,thepositionDempsterhadinallotherhotelsownedbyAlbertWells.ItwaswithinthemeetingitselfthatChristinecamerunningandtoldthatelevatorno4metanaccidentandhadafreefall.Dodosufferedalotofinjur