A beautiful and remote chalet in the French mountains is the setting for a Snoop business retreat. Snoop is the latest social media app that allows its members to listen to music that others are listening to in real time. It’s a favorite among celebrities and influencers. The Snoop staff members arrive for some skiing and business while staff, Erin and Danny, cook and manage the chalet.
A short impromptu meeting the first night puts everyone on edge and choosing sides in a potential buy out. Before they start arguing again about the possible sale, the group agrees to go skiing before the impending storm hits. Soon their group of eight becomes seven as one of the Snoop owners doesn’t return from the ski trip. As they argue about what they should do, an avalanche hits taking out part of the building and trapping them in the chalet. Things go quickly downhill for the group as they lose phone service, WiFi, and eventually electricity leaving them in the dark and cold as tensions mount. When one of the shareholders is found dead in his room, they all start wondering who among them is a killer and why?
I loved this book from the start. It is a fun whodunit in a modern twisted version of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None and aptly named as guests are dying One by One. Told from the POV of Erin- the chalet employee and Liz – the socially awkward and minor shareholder who is no longer an employee of Snoop. Both have secrets that they don’t want to be exposed. Most of the book points to someone who is angry about the buyout as the potential killer, but what is really motivating this killer? Although I guessed who did it, it was a great story never the less. This is a fun read in a beautiful location. I highly recommend as I couldn’t put it down!
Availability: Book; eBook & eAudiobook in cloudLibrary Rating: **** Stars (I really liked it) Reviewer: Laura, Library Director
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GENRE: Adaptations, Retellings, & Spin-Offs; Thrillers & Suspense
PACE: Intensifying
WRITING STYLE: Compelling
STORYLINE: Intricately Plotted
TONE: Atmospheric; Menacing; Suspenseful
LOCATION: French Alps
SUBJECT: Avalanches; Businesspeople; Coworkers; Deception; Disagreement; Hotel Workers; Management Retreats; Missing Persons; Murder; New Businesses; Ski Resorts; Social Isolation; Survival
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