Dead of Winter
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4.2 • 179 Ratings
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
USA TODAY BESTSELLER * JULY 2023 LIBRARYREADS SELECTION
Eight strangers. One killer. Nowhere left to run.
"A fast-paced thriller aimed at readers who enjoy a hunt." ―Kirkus Reviews
When Christa joins a tour group heading deep into the snowy expanse of the Rocky Mountains, she's hopeful this will be her chance to put the ghosts of her past to rest. But when a bitterly cold snowstorm sweeps the region, the small group is forced to take shelter in an abandoned hunting cabin. Despite the uncomfortably claustrophobic quarters and rapidly dropping temperature, Christa believes they'll be safe as they wait out the storm.
She couldn't be more wrong.
Deep in the night, their tour guide goes missing...only to be discovered the following morning, his severed head impaled on a tree outside the cabin. Terrified, and completely isolated by the storm, Christa finds herself trapped with eight total strangers. One of them kills for sport...and they're far from finished. As the storm grows more dangerous and the number of survivors dwindles one by one, Christa must decide who she can trust before this frozen mountain becomes her tomb.
Customer Reviews
A Nod To One Of The Greats
More like 4.5 ⭐️. My second Darcy Coates book and very happy it was Dead Of Winter. Very like Agatha Christie’s beloved novel And Then There Were None. Remote and inaccessible location and a group of seemingly disconnected people. Coates’ story is devastatingly cold-blooded and the answer is well-hidden. Only reason for not giving the full 5 ⭐️s is that I had the Who Done It figured out a bit too early. Christie fans may reason it out the way I did. Lovely nod to Christie’s plot and the driving intensity throughout was wicked.
Great whodunit mystery
Storyline got a little slow at times but otherwise well written. Lots of characters with different motives, lots of guesses as to who the killer is, and it all comes full circle in the end. Great read, highly recommend.
Really good
This one I figured out, but still a relentless story. I’ll keep reading her novels. They are terrible for anxiety but extremely exciting.