Under the shadow of a deadly virus, society is breaking down. Three groups are seeking shelter at the Retreat, but are forestalled by accidents. Hannah and her classmates are on a bus heading for the Retreat when the bus goes off the road in a snowstorm. The bus is on it’s side with the unbreakable windows on the exposed side. Meg is trapped with strangers in a gondola swinging a thousand feet above the mountainside. Carter is already at the Retreat where he works, but the generator is going out and getting more supplies would be difficult at best.
The three threads of the story seem seem disconnected at first, but as the novel progresses the author cleverly pulls the strands together for a surprising conclusion. Although the book with multiple narrators and numerous characters seems difficult to follow at first, it’s worth sticking with it to get to the ending.
The writing is atmospheric and the difficulties faced by the three groups will have you on the edge of your seat. There is rather a lot of horror and blood. If it makes you uncomfortable, this may not be the book for you. However, the murder mystery and the interacting strands make for plenty of twists. I couldn’t figure out the trick at the end until well into the second half of the book.
I received this book from Random House for this review.
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