ArthurHailey—Afamousauthor人物簡介ArthurHailey，名暢銷書作家、行業(yè)小說之王誕生于英格蘭的黑利曾在英國、加拿大、美國等國生活過，1969年，他移居巴哈馬的一個海島，定居至今。近年來，他不再公開出版小說，但據(jù)透露，作為一種愛好，他仍時常寫作。他的第一部小說《最終診斷》出版于1959年，講解并描述醫(yī)生誤診致嬰兒死亡的事務(wù)。之后他頻出杰作，如《大飯店》（1965年）、《航空港》（1968年）、《汽車城》（1971）和《烈藥》（1975年），他最終的一部作品是出版于1997年的《偵探》。I'mArthurHaileyAllArthurHailey'slifeBorninLuton,England,in1920,AR~nuRHATrwaseducatedinEnglishschoolsuntilagefourteen.Afterabriefcareerasanofficeboy,hejoinedtheBritishRoyalAirForcein1939andservedthroughWorldWarII,risingthroughtherankstobecomeapilotandflightlieutenant.In1947Mr.HaileyemigratedtoCanada,wherehewassuccessivelyarealestatesalesman,businesspapereditorandasalesandadvertisingexecutive.Hebecame,andstillis,aCanadiancitizen..In1956ArthurHaileyscoredhisfirstwritingsuccesswithaTVdrama,"FlightintoDanger,"whichlaterbecamearnofionpictureandanovel,RunwayZero-Eight.Sincethen,asanovelistandoneofthegreatstorytellersofourtime,hehasacquiredaworldwidefollowingofdevotedreadersandhisbooksarepublishedintwentysevenlanguages.Haileybestsellersinclude:HotelAirportMotorcityTheFinalDiagnosisTheMoneyChangersStrongMedicineEveningnewsThisisoneofthebestsellers!ItiscalledHotelBriefintroductionofthehotelConflictanddesire,secretsandshockingdestinies--allarepartofthefascinatingworldofthefamousSt.Gregory,aNewOrleansluxuryhotel.ForfivesultrydaysofahotLouisianasummerthelivesofstrangersintimatelytouch,sizzle,andexplodeinround-the-clockexcitementastheSt.Gregorybecomesthestagefortheirprivateandpublicdramas--andforthestunning,heart-stoppingclimaxawaitingthemall."Fast-movingstorytellingrichwithinterestingandbizarrecharacters."THEDENVERPOST"Instantreadability...catchesthereaderbyhislapelsandholdshimthroughitslastcrowdedpage."CHICAGOTRIBUNE"Agreatstory."CLEVELANDPRESSCharactersPeterMcDermott,managerWarrenTrent,proprietorChristineFrancis,secretarytoWarrenTrentAloysiusRoyce,administrativeassistanttoWarrenTrentCurtisO'Keefe,owneroftheO'KeefechainDorothy"Dodo"Lash,O'Keefe'sstarletcompanionAlbertWells,aginghotelguestTheDukeandDuchessofCroydon,guestsinthePresidentialSuiteOgilvie,housedetectiveJulius"Keycase"Milne,hotelthiefHerbieChandler,villainousBellCaptainMarshaPrescott,onenightguestinthehotelBlackmailisoutofthehotel.Blackmail['bl?kmeil]n.勒索，敲詐；勒索所得之款vt.勒索，敲詐StoryofthehotelPeterMcDermott:ThemaincharacterisPeterMcDermott;thegeneralmanagerwithapast.HeisagraduatefromCornellUniversityinHotelManagementandthengotajobinahotel.Howeverthenhehadbeeninvolvedwithaladyattimewhenhewassupposedtobeonduty.ThisgavePeter’swifeandthelady’shusbandareasontoaskforadivorce.Gettinginvolvedwasnotabigthingforhoteltoavoidbutithadmarkedtheheadlinesofnewspapersomuch,thathewasdismissedfromthejobandwasblacklisted.ButWarrenTrent,theheadofSt.GregoryHotel,ignoringthepastandconsideringtheskill,hiredhim.ThenovelcapturesMcDermottattemptstodealwithseveralcrisesinthehotelwhichinvolvearangeofothercharacters.continueTheHotelFinanceProblem:TheHotel'sunpayableandunrenewablemortgageisdueonFriday,necessitatingitssale.CurtisO'Keefe,theonewhoownsalargehotelchainsplanstobuySt.GregoryhotelinNewOrleansastheO'Keefechaindidnothaveahotelhere.TheyhadofferedtopaythetwomillionmortgagesdueandonemilliondollarandlivingaccommodationtoWarrenTrentaswell.HoweverWarrendidnotwanttolosethehotelwhichhehadnurturedforsolong.TheydecideduponFridayafternoontimelinetomakeadecisiononthedeal.WarrenTrentmeanwhiledecidedtomarkadealwithJourneymanUnionwhowantedtoenterthehotelIndustryforlongbutwerenotsuccessful.continueThiswayWarrenTrentcouldmaintainanindependenceofthehotelandstillhaveasayintheaffairsofit.JourneymanhaddecidedtosendtwoofhisexecutivesonThursdaytostudythebooksofhotelandthendecidebeforetheFridayafternoondeadlinedecidedbetweenWarrenTrentandCurtisO'Keefe.RoyallEdwardsofSt.GregoryhadbeenappointedbyWarrenTrenttoworkwiththetwoofficers,ifrequiredallnight,sothattheycompletethewholeofstudy.HoweverupsetwiththedenialofentrytoNegromaninHotel,whichbecametheheadlineofnewspapers,JourneymanUnionbrokethedeal.WarrenTrenthadnooptionbuttogiveintoCurtisO'Keefe.Tohisutmostsurprise,afewminutesbeforeFridaynoon,thebankmanagerwhohadturneddownrefinancingofthehotel,camewithanoffer,thatanIndividual,whosenamecouldnotbedisclosedthen,wouldbepayingthemortgageandbuyingthemajorsharesoftheHotel.WarrenTrentwouldbethechairman,thoughWarrenknewthathewouldbejustafigureheadbutasitwasabetteroffer,soheaccepted.continueChristineandAlbertWells:ChristineisthesecretarytoWarrenTrent.PeterandChristinehasalikingforeachother.Theysharemanythingsincommonandfeeltheycouldbehappytogether.InhoteloneoftheguestsMr.AlbertWellshadmedicalproblemsinhisroom.Thehotelstaffwasquitealertandfastenoughtomovehiminanotherroom.Hewasquiteelderly.ChristinetookcareofAlbertWellspersonallyashewasthehotelguest.MarshaPrescott:Inanotherincidentagroupofteen-agedboyscreateamajorincidentthatisaggravatedbythefactthattheyarethesonsofthelocalbanker,cardealer,andothertownnotables.TheytrytoattemptarapeonMarshaPrescott,thedaughterofMr.PrescottwhoiscurrentlyinRome.Howeveronlisteningherscreams,AloysisRoyce,(aNegroandmainhelptoWarrenTrentwhotreatshimlikeason.)stepsinandMarshaisabletoescapethen.Peterhandlesthesituationandasksforawrittenapologyfromeachoftheboysinvolvedinit.Insaidletters,villainousBellCaptain,HerbieChandlerisnamedastheonewhomadetheincidentpossible.Marshaontheotherhandfallsin‘love’withPeterMcDermottandproposeshimformarriage.PeterfindsitdifficulttosaynotoherconsideringheraffluenceandbeautybutfinallysaysnoasheknewthathelikedChristine.HoweverheovercomeshissenseofguiltwhenhegetstoknowfromAnna(HeadmaidservantofMarsha)thatsheisalwaysthesameandwillbeokinsometimeandthatAnnawasnotmarried.HoweverMarshainframingagoodbackgroundtoconvincepeterhadsaidthatAnnahadaverygoodlifewithherhusbandwhomshehadmetonlyoncebeforemarriageanditwasnotnecessarytoknowapersonfortoolongbeforetodecideonmarriage.continueTheDentistConvention:Hotelbusinessgainsaminimumfromroomrentbutabulkofitsprofitcomesfromthefood,conventionsheldatitsplace.Asasequeltoit,amajorconventionofdentistswassupposedtobeheldinSt.Gregory.DrIngram,Presidentofconventionhadarrivedandsettledinhisroom.ThenMr.Nicholas,aNegro,arrivedatthecounter,showingaconfirmedreservation.Howeverthehotelpolicydidnotallownegros.DrIngramwasquitedisappointedatthisandthreatenedthehotelauthoritythathewouldtaketheconventionoutofhotel,causingamajorlosstohotel.WhenPeterdiscusseditwithWarrenhesaid,thatafterafewdiscussionsthiswouldbeforgottenandtheconventionwouldbeheldandtherewasnoneedtoworry.AndafterafewmeetingstheconventionfinallydecidedtostaythoughMr.Ingramresignedfromhispost.continueCurtis-o-KeefeandDodo:CurtisO'Keefe,theonewhoownsalargehotelchainsplanstobuySt.GregoryhotelinNewOrleans.HewastherewithDodo,hisgirlfriend.ButitwastimeforCurtistomoveon.HegotmovieroleforDodoandthoughttogotoNewYorktomeethisnewgirlfriend.WhenWarrentoldCurtisthathewasnotacceptingCurtisoffertosellthehotel,CurtiswasverydisappointedandinafitofangerhetoldDodothathedoesn’twantheranymore.Dodowasupset,thoughsomewheresheknewthetruthalready.ShehadtoboardherflighttoLosAngelesandtookelevatorno4,asshewasabouttomoveoutofthehotel.continueDukeandDuchessofCroydon: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.continueKeycaseMilne:AhotelthiefoperatingintheSt.Gregory.Hemanagedtogetkeysofseveralroomsinhotelbyusingtricks,askingforotherroomNokeysfromreception,usinggirlstoobtainkeyforhimandmanyotherways.Whenhesawthedukeandduchessinhotel,hethought,ifhecouldgetthekeyoftheirroom,itwouldbeanexcellentbreakthrough.Hemanagedtogetthekeyfromreceptionplayingtrickery,gotaduplicatepreparedandstolefromduchessroomherfifteenthousanddollarsandjewellery.Afterobtainingsomuchofamounthedecidedtoleavethehotelandboardedtheelevatorno4.continueClimax:Themeetingtotakeoverthehotelscheduledat11.30amFridaywasinp