This book had me hooked from page one, and it only kept better more intense, more nerve-racking with each page. I couldn’t do anything without thinking about what was going on in the book. Therefore, I really didn’t do much else until I was done reading it.
It reminded me of Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie, but—and I never thought I would say this—I think it is better.
A group of people who mostly don’t know each other all go on a tour in the winter. A blizzard hits while they are traveling by bus to a lodge deep in the Rocky Mountains when they must stop because of a huge tree that has fallen across the road. They manage to make their way to a cabin, and amazingly, the door is unlocked. But they are in the middle of nowhere, not close to civilization, alone with each other. And one by one, they are being murdered. Not the best situation to be in. And none of them are on this trip by mistake.
The book opens with Christa (the main character) and Kiernan (her boyfriend) lost in the blizzard. Things aren’t looking good. But the others find Christa, and when she come to, she is in a cabin and hears talk about her fingers being frostbitten. Kiernan is still lost out there, and now Christa is trapped in the cabin with eight total strangers. They decide to wait out the storm. After all, they’re safe in a cabin. What could go wrong?
Not long after, the head of their bus driver appears, speared onto the end of a branch. Then one by one, the surviving members of the group are taken out until only Christa is left alone with the killer.
The ending is very satisfying, but in the pages leading up to the ending, you could possibly bite your nails to the quick.
I received an advance copy of this book for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. If you would like your own copy of this book to read and enjoy, I’ve provided an Amazon link for you below.
Amazon Link: Dead of Winter
Favorite Sentences:
It’s a strange feeling to know you might be walking beside someone who’s taken a life.
There’s no handbook for what to do when your companion is killed during a remote vacation.
If Simone is right—and with every passing hour, I grow more convinced that she is—then one of the six people around me is a monster unlike anything I’ve known before.
Cold, calculating fury bleeds over his face, and I’m shocked by how natural it looks there.
His mouth is open, his teeth exposed, as he breathes heavily, and his gray eyes are full of bitter fury and cruel satisfaction as he watches me squirm.
About the Author:
Darcy Coates is the USA Today bestselling author of more than a dozen horror and suspense novels.
She lives in the Central Coast of Australia with her family, cat, and a collection of chickens. Her home is surrounded by rolling wilderness on all sides, and she wouldn’t have it any other way.
You can hear about her next book by joining her newsletter: www.darcycoates.com/updates.
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