One by One - Ruth Ware

One by One

By Ruth Ware

  • Release Date: 2020-09-08
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
4
From 1,787 Ratings

Description

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.

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.

Reviews

  • Page turner

    4
    By Melanie7877
    This is a great book. Fast paced thriller ! I enjoyed it from start to finish.!
  • Good, but not her best…

    3
    By Klalee3567
    I like Ruth Ware and generally she keeps me guessing until the end. This story was good and the characters were believable and well written. I did have the plot pegged early on though which makes it difficult to read through. Overall good.
  • Pretty decent

    3
    By billiekk
    A slow build with a fairly obvious “who did it” but stimulating and enjoyable nonetheless.
  • Slow start but worth the read

    4
    By Devkozz
    Gosh this book had a slow start, I realized I was almost halfway through before it really started picking up and I couldn’t even keep every single character straight even towards the end because there was quite a few but reading the whole thing through was worth it. I love anything Ruth Ware writes but tbh this wasn’t my absolute favorite. Still worth a read imo though! Erin is super likeable as a character and the storyline is so unique.
  • Very appropriate

    5
    By guerosdad
    Superb and quite well written.
  • Fun read

    5
    By Mfny
    Well written and entertaining
  • Tense and inventive

    4
    By Rstrapp
    A very enjoyable read. Couldn’t turn the pages (so to speak) fast enough.
  • One by One

    5
    By Geri Wolf
    Great read!
  • Obvious

    3
    By MeTooFab
    This is my first RW book. She’s clearly a brilliant writer. The characters were vivid, the setting beautifully described. But the murderer was obvious from the very beginning. I kept hoping and hoping it was all a lead up to a twist, but the twist never came. The conclusion with who did it and what happened after went on wayyyyy too long, like the author needed to meet word count. That said, I devoured the book. But, do know there are no twists. It’s painfully, in your face obvious from the very start.
  • One By One

    5
    By Terry3113
    I loved the psychological buildup and crescendo, but the crescendo and the wrap up were a little too long to give the book a perfect rating, but definitely a 5 Star rating and a strong recommended reading.

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