Shiver
a gripping locked room mystery with a killer twist
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4.0 • 168 Ratings
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- £3.99
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Publisher Description
They were all there. So which one of them did it?
'A white-knuckle-ride' ERIN KELLY
'An exciting, twisty page-turner' C.L. TAYLOR
'A knife-sharp locked room mystery' HARRIET TYCE
When five snowboarder friends meet for a reunion in an isolated mountain lodge in the French Alps, they soon find out no one really knows who invited them.
It's been ten years since they've seen each other, and the winter when the enigmatic Saskia went missing.
When an icebreaker game they play on arrival turns menacing, they soon realise someone is determined to dig up the secrets of the past. And will go to any lengths to find out the truth of what happened that winter.
They were all there. But who has the most to hide?
'A truly gripping chiller of a thriller' PETER JAMES
'I loved it' RACHEL ABBOTT
'A fantastic, thrilling debut' SARAH PEARSE
'Brilliantly atmospheric and tense' CATHERINE COOPER
'I flew through it' B.P. WALTER
Real readers love Shiver:
'I felt the fear, isolation, silence and sense of dread... as if I was there'
'An exciting, gripping page-turner'
'Absolutely fabulous, could not put it down'
'Best whodunnit I've read in a long time'
'It's hugely exciting and a real page-turner'
'Wow! What a book! A deliciously dark, chilling, tense and twisty tour-de-force'
'A brilliant debut with a fabulous group of characters'
'A fantastic read and I loved every chapter'
'I can't wait for you to read the must-read thriller of the year'
'An addictive, suspenseful page-turner. It was fantastic!'
'Quite simply I loved this book'
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
The world of pro snowboarding provides the backdrop for this impressive debut thriller and it’s as pacy, adrenalising and twisty as a run down a giant slalom. A group of ex-snowboarders converge in the French Alps for a 10-year reunion, only for events to take a menacing turn as they become trapped in a deserted resort with no means of reaching the outside world. Writing with sharp plotting and evocative prose, Reynolds transports you right into the snowy setting and the complex psyches of top-level athletes—and keeps you utterly gripped as the group experiences chilling consequences of a terrible accident from the past.
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
right cover wrong book?
bought this to read and actually it was a copy of allie reynold’s new book ‘the bay’! not sure what has happened there
Shiver
It,s been along time since I had to keep reading a book to find out what happens .
Gripping
Couldn’t put it down .. all the twists and turns. Fantastic!