French Alps, 1998... two young men ski into a blizzard… but only one returns.
20 years later... four people connected to the missing man find themselves in that same resort. Each has a secret. Two may have blood on their hands. One is a killer-in-waiting.
Someone knows what really happened that day.
And somebody will pay.
The Chalet is a twisty thriller set in a ski resort in the beautiful French Alps, making it the perfect escape from the everyday. It was a really enjoyable read and didn't take me long to whizz through it.
The story starts in 1998. When brothers Will and Adam leave their girlfriends, Louisa and Nell, back at the chalet while they go skiing in bad weather, something happens and only one of them returns.
In 2020, a group of friends holiday in the same resort. The weather soon takes a turn for the worse... and a body is discovered. Ria, Hugo, Cass and Simon are stuck there for the long haul. But they're surrounded by luxury, with chalet girl Millie attending to their every need; why wouldn't they want to be stuck there? Good question...
In The Chalet, everyone seems to have a secret... and one person knows exactly what happened to the missing brother... will you figure it out before the reveal?
The author dips in and out of the past and present, switching perspectives between multiple characters. This makes it really fun for the reader to play detective and really delve into the heart and mind of each character.
The combination of the cold, isolated setting and characters you love to hate reminded me of Lucy Foley's The Hunting Party, so if you liked that, you'll probably like this too. Best enjoyed with a mug of hot chocolate and a cosy blanket!
A huge thank you to NetGalley and Phoebe Morgan at HarperCollins for sending me a copy in exchange for my honest review.
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About the author
Catherine is a freelance journalist living in the South of France. She learned to ski on a school trip when she was 14 and has loved it ever since. She is an avid thriller reader and have been since she discovered Agatha Christie as a child. The Chalet is her first published full-length novel.
