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One by One

A taut locked-room thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin 10

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One by One

By: Ruth Ware
Narrated by: Imogen Church
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A luxury mountaintop chalet
The opportunity of a lifetime
Until guests start to disappear…

**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 Ruth Ware’s addictive thrillers:

‘So clever and original . . . from the first gripping page to the last shocking twist’ Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She Said

'Ruth Ware just gets better and better’ Lisa Jewell, author of The People Upstairs

'Will hold you captive until the brilliant ending' Shari Lapena, author of Someone We Know

‘Powerfully atmospheric, unguessably twisty’ Louise Candlish, bestselling author of Our House

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Critic reviews

A real spine-chiller that confirms Ruth Ware as the true heir to Christie's crown. Ingenious plotting sees the body count rise and multiple suspects eliminated until we're left with breathless game of cat-and-mouse.
The sense of dread deepens as the snow falls in Ruth Ware's tensely plotted and deliciously cast alpine thriller.
A chilling, edge-of-your-seat thriller. Agatha Christie would have been up all night reading this one!
Chilling, claustrophobic and clever. This is Ruth Ware's best yet.
What a read, oh my goodness, so fast paced, action packed, twisty-turny, modern, clever, scary and ingenious!
The queen of just-one-more-chapter, Ruth Ware, has done it again.
I absolutely loved ONE BY ONE! Impossible to put down and perfectly claustrophobic and gorgeously atmospheric. Each twist was perfectly cued and plotted, showing Ruth to be the master storyteller we all know.
A fabulous psychological thriller and I loved the snowy setting! Incredibly tense and kept me guessing to the end
One of the best thriller writers around.
An epic talent
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The narrator has a thankless task pulling off all the voices and if you can get past the cringing interpretations of Danny and Tofa it’s and enjoyable holiday read but I wish I’d read the book instead!

Fun if you can bear the narrator!

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Not as compelling as some other novels by Ruth Ware, but still had me guessing

Enjoyable who-dunnit

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Probably one of two too many plot twists but a great listen and very well read.

really enjoyable listen

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A fabulous book! Ruth Ware has become my favourite author, with the exception of Agatha Christie who will never be surpassed in my book! This one was truly fabulous, loads of twists and turns, suspense and intrigue. Although I guessed fairly early on who the perpetrator was, the excitement of the book meant that that detract from my enjoyment. I love books that tie up all loose ends and leave no question unanswered, and this book most definitely didthat. Well done Ruth, a truly fabulous novel. Can’t wait til your next one.

Five stars all round!

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Ruth Ware can do no wrong in my eyes, so, naturally, I pre-ordered this one and started to listen as soon as it dropped into my Audible library. It's a very modern whodunnit based around a group of people who all work for a company who developed a music social media app called Snoop. The Snoop team all visit a ski chalet in France, and one by one they die! Of course it's been done before but that doesn't make it any less entertaining.

The location is atmospheric - a ski chalet in the mountains with cosy fur throws and a crackling fire. Sounds idyllic until it gets cut off by a massive snowstorm and avalanche. There are quite a few characters and it took me a while to work out who was who. The story is told from the POV of Erin, the chalet hostess, and Liz, a socially awkward member of the Snoop team.

The book starts fairly slowly but then the pace picks up and I was thoroughly entertained and the ending had me holding my breath!

The book is narrated by the brilliant Imogen Church who brings it to life beautifully.

Just fabulous!

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