As Hannah reconnects with old friends and delves deeper into the mystery of April’s death, she realizes that the friends she thought she knew all have something to hide…including a murder. Relieved to have finally put the past behind her, Hannah’s world is rocked when a young journalist comes knocking and presents new evidence that Neville may have been innocent. Now, a decade later, Hannah and Will are expecting their first child, and the man convicted of killing April, former Oxford porter John Neville, has died in prison. Together, they developed a group of devoted and inseparable friends-Will, Hugh, Ryan, and Emily-during their first term. Vivacious, bright, occasionally vicious, and the ultimate It girl, she quickly pulled Hannah into her dazzling orbit. Even worse, one Snooper hadn’t made it back from the slopes when the avalanche hit.Īs each hour passes without any sign of rescue, panic mounts, the chalet grows colder, and the group dwindles further…one by one.The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the “claustrophobic spine-tingler” ( People) One by One returns with an unputdownable mystery following a woman on the search for answers a decade after her friend’s murder.Īpril Clarke-Cliveden was the first person Hannah Jones met at Oxford. 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. But as soon as one shareholder upends the agenda by pushing a lucrative but contentious buyout offer, tensions simmer and loyalties are tested. 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. Unless that company happens to be eight coworkers…each with something to gain, something to lose, and something to hide.
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. Getting snowed in at a luxurious, rustic ski chalet high in the French Alps doesn’t sound like the worst problem in the world. 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.
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