One by One

Author: Ruth Ware
Genre: Thriller
Publisher: Gallery / Scout Press, 2021
Pages: 384
Rating: Recommend

Synopsis: Getting snowed in at a luxurious, rustic ski chalet high in the French Alps doesn't like the worst problem in the world. Especially when there's a breathtaking vita, 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 co-founder of Snoop, a trendy London-based tech start-up, organizes a week-long trip for the team in the French Alps, it starts out as a corporate retreat like any other: PowerPoint 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 an 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.  

Review: I wondered if I should read One by One so soon after reading One Perfect Couple since the premise sounded similar. There were some differences, but yeah, basically the same book. One by One was the more interesting of the two. It was also published four years earlier. 

Ruth Ware Novels
One Perfect Couple
The Death of Mrs. Westaway
The It Girl
The Lying Game
The Turn of the Key
The Woman in Cabin 10
Zero Days