This instant New York Times bestseller and "claustrophobic
spine-tingler" (People) from Ruth Ware follows a group of employees
trapped on a snow-covered mountain.
Getting snowed in at a luxurious, rustic ski chalet high in the French
Alps doesn't sound like the worst problem in the world. Especially when
there's a breathtaking vista, a full-service chef and housekeeper, a
cozy fire to keep you warm, and others to keep you company. Unless that
company happens to be eight coworkers...each with something to gain,
something to lose, and something to hide.
When the cofounder of Snoop, a trendy London-based tech start-up,
organizes a weeklong trip for the team in the French Alps, it starts out
as a corporate retreat like any other: presentations and strategy
sessions broken up by mandatory bonding on the slopes. But as soon as
one shareholder upends the agenda by pushing a lucrative but contentious
buyout offer, tensions simmer and loyalties are tested. The storm
brewing inside the chalet is no match for the one outside, however, and
a devastating avalanche leaves the group cut off from all access to the
outside world. Even worse, one Snooper hadn't made it back from the
slopes when the avalanche hit.
As each hour passes without any sign of rescue, panic mounts, the chalet
grows colder, and the group dwindles further...one by one.
