Dead of Winter

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Eight strangers. One killer. Nowhere left to run.

When Christa joins a tour group heading deep into the snowy expanse of the Rocky Mountains, she's hopeful this will be her chance to put the ghosts of her past to rest. But when a bitterly cold snowstorm sweeps the region, the small group is forced to take shelter in an abandoned hunting cabin. Despite the uncomfortably claustrophobic quarters and rapidly dropping temperature, Christa believes they'll be safe as they wait out the storm.

She couldn't be more wrong.

Deep in the night, their tour guide goes missing...only to be discovered the following morning, his severed head impaled on a tree outside the cabin. Terrified, and completely isolated by the storm, Christa finds herself trapped with eight total strangers. One of them kills for sport...and they're far from finished. As the storm grows more dangerous and the number of survivors dwindles one by one, Christa must decide who she can trust before this frozen mountain becomes her tomb.

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352 pages

Average rating: 6.85

127 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Alier
Feb 20, 2025
3/10 stars
I was not a fan of this book. I felt it dragged on and the ending was unfinished. I gave 2 stars because I did like that it kept me guessing and I did not find it predictable.
Anonymous
Jan 13, 2025
10/10 stars
I loved this book from start to finish.
The absolute suspense of not knowing who was the killer. Every single time you feel like you know who was the killer another fact was thrown in the mix.
The single event that tied everyone together and the killers identity was a perfect reveal.
I loved every second of it.
SketchyTink
Jan 08, 2025
6/10 stars
This book was a quick read. Page turner tho it did get a bit slower around chapter 44-54. The characters were interesting/some relatable, however the book became predictable early on. The gory scenes were well written. You could feel the anxiety the characters experienced.
Huntress
Jan 03, 2025
7/10 stars
Too much random backstory… overall plot was good but wish there was more clues so that there was a chance to figure out who did it
Marlou
Nov 06, 2024
10/10 stars
WOW! Captivated right from the start!!! One of my favs so far in 2024

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