One by One

paperback, 384 pages

English language

Published May 3, 2021 by Gallery/Scout Press.

ISBN:
978-1-5011-8882-4
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4 stars (13 reviews)

Getting snowed in at a beautiful, rustic mountain chalet doesn’t sound like the worst problem in the world, especially when there’s a breathtaking vista, a cozy fire, and company to keep you warm. But what happens when that company is eight of your coworkers…and you can’t trust any of them?

When an off-site company retreat meant to promote mindfulness and collaboration goes utterly wrong when an avalanche hits, the corporate food chain becomes irrelevant and survival trumps togetherness. Come Monday morning, how many members short will the team be?

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Locked chalet mystery

4 stars

An intriguing locked room mystery but in this case, it's more of a locked chalet mystery. My favourite part about the book is that if you are looking for clues, you can figure out who the murderer is before the big reveal. I appreciate it when the author doesn't pull a rabbit out of their hat at the last minute to confuse everyone.

reviewed One by One by Ruth Ware

Entertaining page-turner with only minor flaws

4 stars

This was the first book by Ruth Ware I read, and I'll certainly be back for more. The reveal of the killer's identity is delayed as long as possible (there are clues along the way, but none are absolutely conclusive to keep you guessing for a while), and the setting in the isolated chalet in the ice-cold Alps adds a chilling effect in every sense of the word. One thing that bugged me a bit is the lack of unique character voices. The story is told in first person and alternates between the POVs of two characters (the name of the POV character is given at the beginning of each chapter). Both of them are young women, and they sound exactly the same. For example, the author's little linguistic tic of using a double "very" (as in "this is very, very bad" or "the person is very, very dead") pops …

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Subjects

  • Mystery
  • Thriller
  • Fiction