Shiver
who is guilty and who is innocent in the most gripping thriller of the year
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4.1 • 78 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
'Read it in a day. . . It is BRILLIANT' - DERVLA McTIERNAN
In this propulsive locked-room thriller, a reunion weekend in the French Alps turns deadly when five friends discover someone has deliberately stranded them in a deserted mountaintop resort
When former snowboarder Milla is invited to a reunion at the French Alps resort that saw the peak of her career, she drops everything to go. The group haven't seen each other since the disappearance of the beautiful and enigmatic Saskia ten years ago, and while Milla has tried to bury the events of that winter, the invitation comes from Curtis - how could she say no?
But when an icebreaker game turns menacing, the five friends realise they don't know who has actually gathered them there and how far they will go to discover what really happened to Saskia. In an isolated lodge high up a mountain, the secrets of the past are about to come to light.
Imagine Agatha Christie set in the Alps and you have Shiver, a spectacularly sinister psychological debut.
'A high-velocity, heart-in-your-mouth whodunnit that delivers twists and turns, I absolutely loved it' ANNA DOWNES
'Shiver is a tour-de-force, a truly gripping chiller of a thriller, genuinely impossible to put down and a sensational debut' PETER JAMES
'An exciting, twisty page-turner that will keep you guessing all the way to the end' C.L. TAYLOR
'Deep in the breathtaking winter bleakness of the French Alps, revenge-and perhaps even murder-is most definitely afoot . . . This suspenseful debut thriller contains both style and substance' KIRKUS REVIEWS
'A white-knuckle ride through a dangerous world full of deadly ambition' ERIN KELLY
'Could not turn the pages of this book fast enough to find out what had happened. Gripping!' NATASHA LESTER
'Brilliantly tense and twisty, it had me holding my breath the entire time' KAYTE NUNN
'An absolutely gripping read and genuinely unputdownable . . . Fresh, thrilling and original with complex, believable characters' KAREN HAMILTON
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Milla, the narrator of Reynolds's exciting if uneven debut, and four other friends travel to an abandoned ski lodge in the French Alps, where they met 10 years earlier, for a reunion. Back then, the five participated in a grueling snowboarding training session, along with another snowboarder, Saskia. Milla had an exceptionally bitter rivalry with Saskia, who vanished without a trace. Soon after their arrival, their cell phones disappear, a snowstorm hits the lodge, and an icebreaker game reveals that one of them may be a murderer. Milla and company discover that their invitations came from a mysterious source, and they also begin to suspect they aren't alone. The story alternates between the current predicament and the events a decade ago, revealing overlapping conflicts among the characters. Though the action is slow to start, and no one makes a serious effort to escape, Reynolds, a former competitive snowboarder, brings authenticity to her Alpine setting with her detailed descriptions of the sport. Fans of locked-room mysteries will have fun.
Customer Reviews
So good!
Such a good read! I could not put this down. I loved the to and pro from past to present, built it up nicely. This should be made into a movie.
Brilliant
One of those books that I had to stay up late to finish. Kept me guessing till the end. Loved it , can’t wait for the next book.
STOP don’t waste your time!
Absolute rubbish. The chapters drag on about mindless talk. THIS IS NOT A THRILLER!