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In the Dark

Published
2019
Language
English

Synopsis

Eight guests travel to Forest Shadow Lodge, a luxury wilderness spa high in the mountains, lured by the promise of a remote and perfect getaway. Once they arrive, it becomes clear that the trip is not what they were led to believe. A fierce storm hits and cuts every line of contact with the outside world.

The guests are strangers to one another, and each of them carries a secret to protect. As the dark settles in, they begin to suspect that the lodge is a trap, and that the people sharing it with them are as much a danger as the weather.

When the party goes missing, homicide cop Mason Deniaud and search and rescue expert Callie Sutton are alerted. They must push through the mountains in brutal conditions to locate the group, with no real sense of how little time remains.

Guests are being hunted one at a time, and staying alive means playing along with a cruel game someone else has designed. This is a suspense thriller in an isolated setting, with a closed circle of suspects, a ticking clock and a rescue effort racing the storm.

How it reads

Prose complexity 4/10
Content warnings (3)
Graphic ViolenceGoreKidnapping