One by One
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.
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Ruth Ware
Ruth Ware didn’t set out to become one of today’s most recognizable voices in psychological thrillers, but her path—twisting, quiet, and layered with secrets—reads a lot like the stories she writes. Raised in the English countryside, Ware grew up with a deep love for storytelling and the eerie atmosphere of old houses, shadowy woods, and whispered family legends. That sense of place and unease would later become the signature mood of her novels.
Before she became a household name for suspense readers, she worked in publishing and as a waitress, absorbing the textures of everyday life—how people speak when they’re nervous, what they hide in plain sight. Her breakout moment came with In a Dark, Dark Wood, a taut debut about a hen weekend gone horribly wrong. From there, she kept digging into the subtle horrors that unfold between friends, behind closed doors, or in places meant to feel safe—luxury cruises, cozy mountain getaways, sleek tech offices.
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