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Dead of Winter
Dead of Winter | Darcy Coates
When Christa joins a tour group heading deep into the snowy expanse of the Rocky Mountains, she's hopeful this will be her chance to put the ghosts of her past to rest. But when a bitterly cold snowstorm sweeps the region, the small group is forced to take shelter in an abandoned hunting cabin. Despite the uncomfortably claustrophobic quarters and rapidly dropping temperature, Christa believes they'll be safe as they wait out the storm. She couldn't be more wrong. Deep in the night, their tour guide goes missing...only to be discovered the following morning, his severed head impaled on a tree outside the cabin. Terrified, and completely isolated by the storm, Christa finds herself trapped with eight total strangers. One of them kills for sport...and they're far from finished. As the storm grows more dangerous and the number of survivors dwindles one by one, Christa must decide who she can trust before this frozen mountain becomes her tomb.
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MaleficentBookDragon
Dead of Winter | Darcy Coates
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You know you really need to get to reading your #netgalley books when you realize that a book you have on your wishlist (and on swap wishlists) is ACTUALLY IN YOUR LIBRARY. And for over a year.
Duh!

monkeygirlsmama 🤣btdt 2mo
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BookishMadHatter
Dead of Winter | Darcy Coates
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I guessed early on whodunnit but still wanted to read on and be sure. The last third or so I ate through rather quickly.
I really wish the author would start writing haunted house stories again; hers are some of my favorites

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Gissy
Dead of Winter | Darcy Coates
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#SpringSkies Day 9 #SetInSnow/Ice I enjoy novels by this author 🤗

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🧊 ❄️ 🙌🏻 7mo
Eggs The blurb is 🥶😱🫣YIKES! 7mo
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AmandaBlaze
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Another solid thriller by Coates. However, it wasn't my favorite. It seemed a little slow compared to her other books. If you like isolated locations with lots a snow and the characters being picked off one by one, this one will entertain. I did guess the killer early on, though.
3.5 stars.
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 7mo
CBee Great job 👏🏻 7mo
DieAReader 🥳Great! 7mo
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Nessavamusic
Dead of Winter | Darcy Coates
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A very entertaining and thrilling snow bound horror/mystery about a group of tourists that are stranded in a blizzard in an abandoned cabin. They start being brutally murdered and everyone is a suspect. I guessed the killer early, but was constantly second guessing. Very fun 4⭐️

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OutsmartYourShelf
Dead of Winter | Darcy Coates
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Christa & bf, Kiernan, join a small tour group heading to an isolated lodge in the Rocky Mountains for 2 weeks. They are almost there when things start to go wrong: first a fallen tree blocks the road, Christa has an accidental fall & is separated from Kiernan when he & Christa take a short walk whilst waiting for the coach to be freed, & Christa only just finds her way back before succumbing to the snowstorm. (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf The rest of the group have had to take refuge in a small hunting cabin due to the bad weather, things could be worse, until the group starts to be picked off one by one. Is there a killer out there or is the threat closer to home?

This was a good read to finish off 2023. It started off a little slow & I felt the pace was a bit off, but it soon picked up. I thought it was well-written if a little predictable
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OutsmartYourShelf (I guessed what was happening almost straight away) but I still enjoyed it. Most the characters weren't very likeable but that's how you make a 'locked room' mystery work - plenty of suspects.

Verdict: well-written & hugely entertaining but rather predictable. 4🌟

Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5330090696
Read 30th-31st Dec 2023

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Catsandbooks ❄️🍭❤️ 10mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 10mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 10mo
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EadieB
Dead of Winter | Darcy Coates
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#12Booksof2023 #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2023

When Christa joins a tour group heading deep into the snowy expanse of the Rocky Mountains, she's hopeful this will be her chance to put the ghosts of her past to rest. But when a bitterly cold snowstorm sweeps the region, the small group is forced to take shelter in an abandoned hunting cabin. Despite the uncomfortably claustrophobic quarters and rapidly dropping temperature, Christa believes they'll

EadieB be safe as they wait out the storm. She couldn't be more wrong. Deep in the night, their tour guide goes missing...only to be discovered the following morning, his severed head impaled on a tree outside the cabin. Terrified, and completely isolated by the storm, Christa finds herself trapped with eight total strangers. One of them kills for sport...and they're far from finished. 10mo
EadieB As the storm grows more dangerous and the number of survivors dwindles one by one, Christa must decide who she can trust before this frozen mountain becomes her tomb.
This is a standalone book by Darcy Coates. It is a suspenseful thriller packed with surprises that made me want to read it in one sitting. The ending was a complete surprise and filled me with fear as I read it.
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EadieB The characters seemed very real to me and I had a hard time picking out the killer. I'm now looking forward to another read by this author. If you like suspense with your thrillers then you will love this book. 10mo
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 10mo
TheSpineView Great job! 10mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 10mo
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Bklover
Dead of Winter | Darcy Coates
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This book checks all my favorite boxes. A thriller. Snow. Lots of snow. A group of people trapped in snow far from anywhere. Victims, blood, fear. How could it get any better? It‘s like it was written for me. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

AshleyHoss820 Sounds like my jam too! Stacked! Thank you! ☺️ 11mo
DGRachel I LOVED this one! Isolated settings, storms, and a high body count? Sign. Me. Up. 😂 11mo
MaleficentBookDragon I‘m think I‘ll get this from Santa (okay, me) this year. 11mo
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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego
Dead of Winter | Darcy Coates
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Thriller, horror. Christa is on a winter back country trip in the Rocky Mountains. The group gets stuck in a snow storm and has to take shelter for the night. The next morning they find their missing guide, or his head at least.

ShelleyBooksie Ewww! Sounds really good! 12mo
DGRachel I loved this one! 12mo
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candc320
Dead of Winter | Darcy Coates
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This was an exhilarating locked room mystery full of murder and mayhem. It was somewhat hard to keep track of all of the characters as an audiobook but I did find it kept my attention - which is hard right now as my head is all over the place - and I did not see the murderer coming. 🌟🌟🌟🌟 #scarathlon #skeletoncrew

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BookMaven9
Dead of Winter | Darcy Coates
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🌟nope! I love a closed room mystery, isolation, trapped in cold books. Unlikeable characters if you can tell them apart, using slasher one by one trope like a bad horror movie. Also, what is the point when you guess who it is by the 3rd chapter of a 10 hour book!!! Ugh! I‘ll read her again and give her another chance.

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BookishMadHatter
Dead of Winter | Darcy Coates
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Out of town with the family for this week so I got to go to a bookstore

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JHSiess
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𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝗪𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 by 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 is an entertaining, grisly mystery full of surprising twists. Nearly every character is a suspect, & the likable & sympathetic protaganist is surrounded by an intriguing cast of supporting characters. Is one “the butcher“ or is the threat outside? Fans of closed-room mysteries will really enjoy this tale. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸: https://tinyurl.com/5yz78nxk

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EadieB
Dead of Winter | Darcy Coates
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#DeadofWinter #DarcyCoates #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2023

When Christa joins a tour group heading deep into the snowy expanse of the Rocky Mountains, she's hopeful this will be her chance to put the ghosts of her past to rest. But when a bitterly cold snowstorm sweeps the region, the small group is forced to take shelter in an abandoned hunting cabin. Despite the uncomfortably claustrophobic quarters and rapidly dropping

EadieB temperature, Christa believes they'll be safe as they wait out the storm. She couldn't be more wrong. Deep in the night, their tour guide goes missing...only to be discovered the following morning, his severed head impaled on a tree outside the cabin. Terrified, and completely isolated by the storm, Christa finds herself trapped with eight total strangers. One of them kills for sport...and they're far from finished. 1y
EadieB As the storm grows more dangerous and the number of survivors dwindles one by one, Christa must decide who she can trust before this frozen mountain becomes her tomb.
This is a standalone book by Darcy Coates. It is a suspenseful thriller packed with surprises that made me want to read it in one sitting. The ending was a complete surprise and filled me with fear as I read it.
1y
EadieB The characters seemed very real to me and I had a hard time picking out the killer. I'm now looking forward to another read by this author. If you like suspense with your thrillers then you will love this book. 1y
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
TheSpineView Well done! 1y
KT1432 Just started reading this one. A nice surprise library hold that came through just in time for the weekend! I need a snowy, icy story with a killer to help me through these awful Texas temps. 🥵 1y
EadieB @lele1432 I hope you enjoy it! 1y
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 1y
EadieB @Andrew65 Thanks! 1y
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DGRachel
Dead of Winter | Darcy Coates
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I am a sucker for remote settings, a group of strangers cut off from civilization, and a high body count as they are picked off one by one. Dead of Winter does not disappoint. Think Agatha Christie‘s And Then There Were None set in the Rocky Mountains in white-out blizzard conditions, and a remote resort only open to small, private tours. Predictable? God, yes. Entertaining? Absolutely. I loved it.

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LibraryCin
Dead of Winter | Darcy Coates
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I love wintery, blizzardy atmospheres in books, and this one did it really well. Initially, I thought this was a mystery/thriller, but there is definitely horror mixed in, as well. Be warned that there are gruesome parts. But I loved it! So suspenseful and everyone suspects everyone else. You think each of them is the killer at some point and the twists keep coming to the end!

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wallacereads
Dead of Winter | Darcy Coates
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A group of strangers heading into the wilderness for a retreat soon find themselves trapped in an abandoned cabin. As they wait for the winter storm to pass; they start disappearing one by one. The tension was unbelievable and the ending is top notch. I could not put this one down. Thanks to NetGalley and @SimonSchuster for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.