A Frozen Death

A dream holiday turns into a fight for survival. Who is killing and why?

Christa is trying to recover from a trauma that shattered her life two years ago. It seems she is finally on the road to recovery. She has a loving boyfriend, Kiernan, by her side and hopes he will propose during their holiday together. Along with other holidaymakers, she is heading to the mountains for a two-week stay in a luxury hotel. However, excitement and anticipation are soon overshadowed.
When their bus, winding its way up mountain switchbacks, is stopped by a fallen tree and an approaching storm forces them to seek shelter, the group takes refuge in an abandoned hunting lodge. That's where everything starts to fall apart. The morning after their first night, they find their guide's head impaled on a tree. And the nightmare has only just begun.
The members of the group start disappearing one by one. Eight becomes seven, then six, then five... The killer is among them. Or are they? Who is pulling the strings in this game of survival, where every mistake could be the last? Christa tries to keep a cool head, but the tension, paranoia, and fear of the unknown are eating her up from the inside. The past resurfaces, and in the freezing wilderness, far from help, everything will break.
Dead of Winter is a dark psychological thriller about survival, betrayal, and the desperate desire for truth. The atmosphere of complete isolation, constant threat, and terrifying uncertainty will keep you in suspense until the very last page. Darcy Coates proves once again that she is a master of fear, and this time she's icier than ever before.