Back to Blog
Van load of people lost in the storm6/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ▪️Denny (a mechanic) and his teenager son (Grayson) ![]() ▪️Steve (a truck driver) and his wife (Miri) ▪️Christa (main character) and her boyfriend (Kiernan) So what's the killer's motive, and why did she or he kill them? It's just a random killing, or is there any connection among those travelers? Each of them is a stranger, but only one of them is the killer. However, due to the extreme weather, they get trapped in the cabin, and as time goes on, person by person goes missing and found dead later. There is a group of 11 people who are traveling to a remote area to enjoy the wilderness. "It would be a mistake to believe too much in anyone’s innocence." And they don’t intend to stop until we’re all dead.” “Someone here has that hunger for violence. All the thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you to Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Well thought out, well written, and perfectly paced. That is how it played out in my mind while reading. The characters are an interesting bunch and had me pointing my own fingers at them while reading. It was unrelenting, unforgiving and the perfect tomb. ![]() Darcy Coates takes readers on a snow filled, twist filled, shocking ride! I also loved how the cold landscape was very much a character in this book as well. This was so nicely done! I had no idea who the killer was. I loved the tension and watching as the travelers/survivors being looking at each other as their suspicion grows. One of them must be the killer! As the snow keeps piling up so do the bodies. The travelers begin looking at each other knowing they are the only ones there. This was not the getaway they signed up for! Let the finger pointing begin. Did he go for help? Has he found a way to get to the lodge? NOPE! His severed head is found impaled on a tree outside the cabin. Sometime that night, their tour guide goes missing. I do love that trapped in a cold environment trope in a book! Woohoo!!!Īfter she is injured and her boyfriend goes missing in the snow, Christa wakes up in the cabin with the other. They find an abandoned cabin and take shelter hoping to wait out the storm. Stranded in the bitter cold, the travelers must find shelter and fast. As the wind and snow continues to hammer the area, their bus must stop when there is a tree blocking the road. Who doesn't love a good finger pointing "It was you with the Axe!" book that keeps you on your toes, flipping the pages and on the edge of your seat? I love it and Darcy Coates delivered!Ĭhrista and her boyfriend along with a group of travelers are heading deep in the snow-covered Rocky Mountains to a lodge for a getaway. I did not want to put Dead of Winter down! It all comes down to a bus forced to stop, travelers seeking shelter, a frozen landscape, and danger - lots of danger. 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. One of them kills for sport.and they're far from finished. Terrified, and completely isolated by the storm, Christa finds herself trapped with eight total strangers. Despite the uncomfortably claustrophobic quarters and rapidly dropping temperature, Christa believes they'll be safe as they wait out the storm.ĭeep 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. But when a bitterly cold snowstorm sweeps the region, the small group is forced to take shelter in an abandoned hunting cabin. 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. From bestselling author Darcy Coates comes Dead of Winter, a remote cabin in the snowy wilderness thriller that will teach you to trust no one. ![]()
0 Comments
Read More
Leave a Reply. |