BEFORE YOU START
The premise
The friends have known each other since Oxford. Their annual holiday brings them to a secluded estate in Scotland, where heavy snow interrupts the escape they planned. A death makes the group's strained relationships part of the mystery.
Why the setup appeals
- Old friends, old resentments
- Their shared history gives the reunion something to unsettle. Consider it for a mystery rooted in relationships that began long before the trip.
- Snow closes the way out
- The blizzard makes the remote setting consequential: the friends cannot simply leave when the holiday turns troubling.
IS IT YOUR NEXT READ?
A good match for your shelf?
Choose this if you want the history between friends to matter as much as the place where they are trapped.
Something to keep in mind
The yearly gathering brings old tensions into the present. Choose it for relationships with a shared history.
Book information
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