One by One

About the book

Claire and her husband Noah join four friends for a remote getaway in a dense forest, intending to mend their fractured marriage. When their van breaks down on a desolate dirt road, the group decides to hike toward an isolated inn. One traveler disappears during the trek, only to be found dead shortly after. Stranded without cell service or a vehicle, the remaining five must navigate the woods while a hidden killer targets them. As the group faces starvation and exposure, internal secrets regarding past betrayals and hidden motives surface, revealing that the predator is not a stranger but someone among them.

This book is for fans of locked-room mysteries and survival thrillers who prefer fast-paced plot twists over dense atmospheric descriptions. Readers find a story that utilizes a shifting timeline and multiple perspectives to obscure the killer's identity until the final pages. Those who enjoy psychological games walk away with a cynical perspective on friendship and have their assumptions about victimhood challenged by the conclusion. It serves readers looking for a high-stakes scenario where the primary tension comes from interpersonal deception and the Darwinian struggle to stay alive in the wilderness.

Details

Published

2020

Language

EN