When Ethan Blackwell, Mara Whitlock, and Daniel Cross take a wrong turn onto an unmarked road, the storm leaves them no choice but to check into the only building for miles — a hotel that shouldn't still be standing. Every room is already occupied, by guests who vanished decades ago and never checked out. The registry is full of names the police stopped searching for years ago. And every night, without fail, a new door appears at the end of the hallway, waiting to be filled.



Connor Hayes writes atmospheric horror fiction exploring isolation, memory, and the places people disappear from without a trace. Drawn to abandoned buildings, forgotten roads, and the stories left behind in them, he crafts slow-burn supernatural thrillers designed to unsettle rather than shock. The Vacancy at Mile Thirteen is the first book in his Mile Thirteen series. When not writing, he can usually be found researching real unsolved disappearances for inspiration.