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Getting snowed in at a
luxurious, rustic ski chalet high in the French Alps doesn't sound like
the worst problem in the world. Especially when there's a breathtaking
vista, a full-service chef and housekeeper, a cozy fire to keep you
warm, and others to keep you company. Unless that company happens to be
eight coworkers... each with something to gain, something to lose, and
something to hide.
When the co-founder of Snoop, a trendy London-based tech startup,
organizes a week-long trip for the team in the French Alps, it starts out
as a corporate retreat like any other: PowerPoint presentations and
strategy sessions broken up by mandatory bonding on the slopes. But as
soon as one shareholder upends the agenda by pushing a lucrative but
contentious buyout offer, tensions simmer and loyalties are tested. The
storm brewing inside the chalet is no match for the one outside,
however, and a devastating avalanche leaves the group cut off from all
access to the outside world. Even worse, one Snooper hadn't made it back
from the slopes when the avalanche hit.
As each hour passes without any sign of rescue, panic mounts, the
chalet grows colder, and the group dwindles further... one by one.
Review
"Especially timely, given that the terror of isolation is at its heart....This is
And Then There Were None rendered for the twenty-first century."
Booklist (Starred Review)
Review
"Ware's gifts for characterization, plot, and pacing shine here....Ware's fans will devour this in a sitting."
Library Journal (Starred Review)
Review
"Tempestuous...[a] claustrophobic, adrenaline-fueled cat-and-mouse game." Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
"The Agatha Christie of our generation." --David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Diabolically clever." --Riley Sager, author of Final Girls The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Turn of the Key and In a Dark, Dark Wood returns with another suspenseful thriller set on a snow-covered mountain.
Getting snowed in at a luxurious, rustic ski chalet high in the French Alps doesn't sound like the worst problem in the world. Especially when there's a breathtaking vista, a full-service chef and housekeeper, a cozy fire to keep you warm, and others to keep you company. Unless that company happens to be eight coworkers...each with something to gain, something to lose, and something to hide.
When the cofounder of Snoop, a trendy London-based tech startup, organizes a weeklong trip for the team in the French Alps, it starts out as a corporate retreat like any other: PowerPoint presentations and strategy sessions broken up by mandatory bonding on the slopes. But as soon as one shareholder upends the agenda by pushing a lucrative but contentious buyout offer, tensions simmer and loyalties are tested. The storm brewing inside the chalet is no match for the one outside, however, and a devastating avalanche leaves the group cut off from all access to the outside world. Even worse, one Snooper hadn't made it back from the slopes when the avalanche hit.
As each hour passes without any sign of rescue, panic mounts, the chalet grows colder, and the group dwindles further...one by one.
About the Author
Ruth Ware worked as a
waitress, a bookseller, a teacher of English as a foreign language, and a
press officer before settling down as a full-time writer. She now lives
with her family in Sussex, on the south coast of England. She is the #1
New York Times and
Globe and Mail (Toronto) bestselling author of
In a Dark, Dark Wood,
The Woman in Cabin 10,
The Lying Game,
The Death of Mrs. Westaway, and
The Turn of the Key. Visit her at RuthWare.com or follow her on Twitter @RuthWareWriter.