01966cam a2200325 4500 425434392 TxAuBib 20051130120000.0 051120s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781593152376 159315237X (OCoLC)785842153 TxAuBib Morrell, David. Creepers / David Morrell. 1st Edition. New York, N. Y : CDS Books, 2005. 384 p ; 24 cm. Frank Balenger [FB] ; 1 On a cold October night, five people gather in a run-down motel on the New Jersey shore and begin preparations to break in to the Paragon Hotel. Built in the glory days of Asbury Park by a reclusive millionaire, the magnificent structure—which foreshadowed the beauties of art-deco architecture—is now boarded up and marked for demolition. The five people are "creepers," the slang term for urban explorers: city archeologists with a passion for investigating abandoned buildings and their dying secrets. On this evening, they are joined by a reporter who wants to profile them—anonymously, as this is a highly illegal activity—for a New York Times article. Frank Balenger isn't looking for just a story, however. And after the group enters the rat-infested tunnel leading to the hotel, it becomes clear that he will get much more than he bargained for. Danger, terror, and death await the creepers in a place ravaged by time and redolent of evil. The darkest secrets live in places you’re not supposed to be. 20051130. Crime Fiction. Reporters and reporting Fiction New Jersey. Hotels Fiction New Jersey. Architecture Fiction New Jersey. New Jersey Fiction. Thriller Fiction. Frank Balenger [FB] ; 1. TXGID