One June evening in London, the American millionaire Theodore Racksole dines with his daughter Nella at the Grand Babylon, the smartest hotel in town. The head waiter refuses to serve them steak and beer, which he thinks unworthy of the house: Racksole buys the hotel that very evening. He soon discovers that its corridors hide a disappearance and a plot involving European princes.
A humorous adventure novel in which a businessman leads the investigation himself, helped by his daughter Nella, who is as bold as he is.
Fast-paced and full of twists, the novel is a pleasure to read in the language you are learning.
