One by One: A Lost in the Woods Survival Thriller
A heart pounding, twisting thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker!
One by one, they will get what they deserve...
Claire Matchett needs this trip. It will be a break from work and raising children. A chance to repair her damaged marriage. A week of hiking and hot tubbing with friends at a luxurious hotel in the woods, disconnected from the pressures of real life.
Then, on a lonely dirt road, Claire's minivan breaks down. With no cell reception, the group has no choice but to walk the rest of the way to their remote accommodation. But the forest is dark and difficult to navigate and, hours later, they are lost. Hopelessly lost.
As they venture deeper into the woods, the members of their party are struck down mysteriously, one by one. Are they being hunted? And by what--or who? As Claire's dream vacation descends into a nightmare, something becomes clear: only one of them will return home alive.
A taut story of betrayal and survival from New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden that will leave you wondering if there's any way out of the woods...
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Community Reviews
How well do we know the people in our lives, especially during a road trip that leads you to question everything?
In a life or death situation where everyone has a better idea, what do you do?
Do you follow the group even when they appear to be walking straight into the mouth of a wolf or do you break off on your own when it's clear that someone is playing games?
This story has a lot to offer. I loved the anonymous narrator as much as the hard lessons on blame, marriage, friendships, resentment, when to hold on and when to let go.
This book made you ask: Is the most dangerous place to be...in the woods on your own or beside those who could be capable of murder?
Whew. This one was giving messy for the sake of messy, not because it made any damn sense. We had cheating, lying, manipulative friendships, passive-aggressive couples, and somehow every character managed to be both unlikable and uninteresting at the same time. Like… y’all doing all this in a snowy cabin? Be serious.
It set itself up like a classic locked-room thriller — isolated mountain house, blizzard outside, people start dropping dead. I was ready. But instead of sharp twists or suspense, we got weird character choices, unnecessary drama, and a twist that flopped harder than a wet towel. I didn’t care who the killer was by the end. I just wanted them all to get snowed in forever.
And let’s not even talk about the ending — it was rushed, forced, and somehow still anticlimactic. Freida, girl, you know you’ve done better.
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