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Fiction.
Literature.
Suspense.
Thriller.
HTML:AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door and Not a Happy Family
“A gripping mystery perfect for fans of Agatha Christie.” –Good Housekeeping
“Another nail-biter perfect for an all-nighter.” –Entertainment Weekly
A weekend retreat at a cozy mountain lodge is supposed to be the perfect getaway . . . but when the storm hits, no one is getting away It's winter in the Catskills and Mitchell's Inn, nestled deep in the woods, is the perfect setting for a relaxing—maybe even romantic—weekend away. It boasts spacious old rooms with huge woodburning fireplaces, a well-stocked wine cellar, and opportunities for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, or just curling up with a good murder mystery. So when the weather takes a turn for the worse, and a blizzard cuts off the electricity—and all contact with the outside world—the guests settle in and try to make the best of it. Soon, though, one of the guests turns up dead—it looks like an accident. But when a second guest dies, they start to panic. Within the snowed-in paradise, something—or someone—is picking off the guests one by one. And there's nothing they can do but hunker down and hope they can survive the storm—and one another.… (meer)
So, I read this book because its winter where I am and ironically, I was headed to a lodge for a weekend. Happy to report my weekend was better than the one all the guests at Mitchelle's Inn experienced.
Anyway- the review- honestly, I am not sure how to rate this book. I think the book was trying to juggle a lot and I don't think it was too successful at being a thriller. I was interested in David and Gwen, so I kept reading for them.
I give this book 3 stars because while it had a very anticlimactic ending, most of it took place in a lobby. Writing a book that spends easily 120+ pages in a lobby (hotel sitting room? I pictured a big lobby) isn't easy. I can applaud Lapena for having most of the tension in both a lobby and done through dialogue. The setting was great.
The writing was weird. I won't say it worked, but it was definitely fitting. I don't think I would pick up this author again, but if you like thrillers, this was definitely about as cut and dry of a murder mystery thriller as it gets. ( )
I liked this book, despite some of the reviews I would definitely recommend. It's a real whodunnit set in a claustrophobic, nowhere to go setting. It takes place at a hotel in the mountains during a huge snow storm that cuts off the electricity. The guests cannot leave during the storm and cannot call for help while the bodies start piling up. I didn't guess the killer till I was about 90 percent thru and that was only due to process of elimination. The reason I gave it 4 stars was because I felt the clues throughout the book could've been a little better or given the reader some idea of what the connection was.I felt the clues could have been presented better in a way the reader has that OMG moment when the killer is revealed but you don't really have that. Overall good book definitely recommend I liked it but I wanted to love it. ( )
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The road curves and twists unexpectedly as it leads higher and deeper into the Catskill Mountains, as if the farther you get from civilization the more uncertain the path.
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Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
Fiction.
Literature.
Suspense.
Thriller.
HTML:AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door and Not a Happy Family
“A gripping mystery perfect for fans of Agatha Christie.” –Good Housekeeping
“Another nail-biter perfect for an all-nighter.” –Entertainment Weekly
A weekend retreat at a cozy mountain lodge is supposed to be the perfect getaway . . . but when the storm hits, no one is getting away It's winter in the Catskills and Mitchell's Inn, nestled deep in the woods, is the perfect setting for a relaxing—maybe even romantic—weekend away. It boasts spacious old rooms with huge woodburning fireplaces, a well-stocked wine cellar, and opportunities for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, or just curling up with a good murder mystery. So when the weather takes a turn for the worse, and a blizzard cuts off the electricity—and all contact with the outside world—the guests settle in and try to make the best of it. Soon, though, one of the guests turns up dead—it looks like an accident. But when a second guest dies, they start to panic. Within the snowed-in paradise, something—or someone—is picking off the guests one by one. And there's nothing they can do but hunker down and hope they can survive the storm—and one another.
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Anyway- the review- honestly, I am not sure how to rate this book. I think the book was trying to juggle a lot and I don't think it was too successful at being a thriller. I was interested in David and Gwen, so I kept reading for them.
I give this book 3 stars because while it had a very anticlimactic ending, most of it took place in a lobby. Writing a book that spends easily 120+ pages in a lobby (hotel sitting room? I pictured a big lobby) isn't easy. I can applaud Lapena for having most of the tension in both a lobby and done through dialogue. The setting was great.
The writing was weird. I won't say it worked, but it was definitely fitting. I don't think I would pick up this author again, but if you like thrillers, this was definitely about as cut and dry of a murder mystery thriller as it gets. (