Ratings45
Average rating3.6
"A weekend retreat at a cozy mountain lodge is supposed to be the perfect getaway. But when the storm hits, no one is getting away. It's winter in the Catskills and Mitchell's Inn, nestled deep in the woods, is the perfect setting for a relaxing maybe even romantic weekend away. It boasts spacious old rooms with huge woodburning fireplaces, a well-stocked wine cellar, and opportunities for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, or just curling up with a good murder mystery. So when the weather takes a turn for the worse, and a blizzard cuts off the electricity and all contact with the outside world the guests settle in for the long haul. Soon, though, one of the guests turns up dead it looks like an accident. But when a second guest dies, they start to panic. Within the snowed-in paradise, something or someone is picking off the guests one by one. And there's nothing they can do but hunker down and hope they can survive the storm"--
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Overwrought and repetitious. There's no way the reader can figure out whodunnit.
I love a trapped group of guests in winter weather. This is a good one with a high body count. I was easily able to tell the characters apart which is nice and sometimes tough. I enjoy this author's writing style and I would definitely recommend this book. Satisfying story, characters and ending.
I finished this in one day, so it would seem that it should have 5 stars. But the characters are really just stock characters for the “group locked away” murder mystery. I wasn't expecting that. I think if I had expected that going into it, I would have liked it better.
Outside of the stock characters, I loved the setting and plot. I hadn't figured the answer out until late in the book. And the why was a mystery until I was told. There were hints, but I missed the early hints.
Good murder mystery in the vein of And Then There Were None or Murder on the Orient Express. But be prepared for stock characters.
Oh my goodness! A who-dun-it that makes you think! I enjoyed reading through, although a few of the “I think they did it” people ended up not being the “one.”
Great weekend read for those who enjoy a good mystery - and a little suspense thrown in!