Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six
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3.0 • 1 Rating
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- 5,49 €
Publisher Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR MILLIONS OF COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDEThree couples rent a luxury cabin in the woods for a weekend getaway to die for in this atmospheric and gripping locked-room thriller by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger.What could be more restful, more restorative, than a weekend getaway with family and friends? Especially in an isolated luxury cabin in the woods, complete with spectacular views, a hot tub and a personal chef. The reviews are stellar.But a deadly storm is brewing. The owner seems just a little too present. The chef reveals that the beautiful house has a spine-tingling history. And the guests have their own complicated pasts, with secrets that run blood deep. The perfect weekend is about to turn into a nightmare.'A deliciously tense ride' Ruth Ware'Packed with tension and twists' Gilly Macmillan'If you pick up just one thriller this year make it this one' Heather Gudenkauf'Breathtaking' Kirkus, starred review'Riveting' Booklist'Tense' BuzzFeed'Sure to keep you up at night' E!News'Enthralling' The Crack
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In this subpar thriller from Unger (Last Girl Ghosted), three couples, some of whom are members of a wealthy but troubled Florida family, gather for Christmas in 2017. Mako, a tech mogul, surprises his sister, Hannah, and the others with gifts of a genetic testing kit. The next day, the group leaves for the weekend at a luxurious cabin deep in the Georgia woods, complements of the demanding Mako. Meanwhile, Alice, a single mother, tells her son, Henry, that his father was a sperm donor shortly before she dies after someone attacks her. At the cabin, Hannah feels something sinister, and when her friend Cricket arrives with boyfriend Joshua, Hannah thinks she recognizes Joshua, though they've never met. It's revealed that the sperm donor, who spawned Henry and innumerable other people—including some at the cabin—was a career criminal, who between prison stints sold his sperm for money. With so many relationships and characters to keep track of, Unger overwhelms the plot, which centers on the sperm donor's identity. But that revelation comes too late to have much of a dramatic impact. Loose ends and a crescendo of violence at the end do little to redeem the book. Unger has done better.
