Set during Christmas, the characters don’t feel kindness or goodness to men. Six contestants carefully vetted for the puzzle solving of their lives. The contestants as well as the hosts have agendas of their own, but it is only when the body count starts increasing and the weather becomes murderous, that the game becomes more and more dangerous.
The book was one of those that you had to finish in one go and I cannot think of a better recommendation. The keenness of those involved to save themselves, earn a fat prize and somehow defeat the competition was the main crux of the story. Goodness of character was fairly thin on the ground and in the face of suspicion and mistrust naturally disappeared.
An excellent read for this season (even in the tropics).
Sent by Poisoned Pen Press for an unbiased review, courtesy of Netgalley.
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