One by One by Ruth Ware

One by One

by Ruth Ware

'The sense of dread deepens as the snow falls in Ruth Ware's tensely plotted and deliciously cast alpine thriller' Louise Candlish, bestselling author of Our House

**The unmissable new thriller from the queen of the modern-day murder mystery.**

Snow is falling in the exclusive alpine ski resort of Saint Antoine, as the shareholders and directors of Snoop, the hottest new music app, gather for a make or break corporate retreat to decide the future of the company. At stake is a billion-dollar dot com buyout that could make them all millionaires, or leave some of them out in the cold.

The clock is ticking on the offer, and with the group irrevocably split, tensions are running high. When an avalanche cuts the chalet off from help, and one board member goes missing in the snow, the group is forced to ask - would someone resort to murder, to get what they want?

PRAISE FOR ONE BY ONE:
'A chilling, edge-of-your-seat thriller. Agatha Christie would have been up all night reading this one!' Shari Lapena, author of The Couple Next Door
'The queen of just-one-more-chapter has done it again' Clare Mackintosh
'Impossible to put down and perfectly claustrophobic and gorgeously atmospheric' Gytha Lodge, author of She Lies in Wait
'So fast paced, action packed, twisty-turny, modern, clever, scary and ingenious!' Lisa Jewell, author of The People Upstairs
'A fab psychological thriller and I loved the snowy setting! Incredibly tense and kept me guessing to the end' Emily Koch, author of If I Die Before I Wake
'Chilling, claustrophobic and clever. This is Ruth Ware's best yet' Jo Jakeman, author of Safe House
'One By One has all the elements of a classic crime novel, brilliantly reinvented for the modern era with a dramatic setting, pin-sharp characterisation and up-to-the-minute plotting. It is fast-paced, astute and utterly compelling.' Jane Casey, author of The Cutting Place

Reviewed by Berls on

5 of 5 stars

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Wow! Ruth Ware has a perfect score for me - all her books (that I've read) are 4 stars or higher. This is my first 5 star read of 2021 and MAY be taking the place of The Woman In Cabin 10 as my favorite Ruth Ware. It is yet another Ruth Ware read where I figured it out mere moments before the reveal. And then I look back and realize it was starring at me, screaming the answer from the get-go. So incredibly clever!

It's the little details that you almost overlook that always matter. I want to talk about the brilliance of some of the little details, but to do so might alert you to them and ruin it for you. So I'll leave it at that. The characters are marvelously full and developed.

The setting played such an important part. Ruth Ware has done a fantastic job of using the deadly beauty of this remote mountain-side ski chalet as yet another character for the story. Either she's an experienced skier or did a great deal of research to bring that element to life. The thrill and the terror both shine through.

I cannot stress enough the incredible narration of Imogen Church either. I always make a point of listening to Ruth Ware because Imogen Church does an amazing job of bringing the story to life.

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  • 16 January, 2021: Reviewed