One by One

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What to expect

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A luxury mountaintop chalet
The opportunity of a lifetime
Until guests start to disappear…

**The unmissable new thriller from the queen of the modern-day murder mystery.**

Snow is falling in the exclusive alpine ski resort of Saint Antoine, as the shareholders and directors of Snoop, the hottest new music app, gather for a make or break corporate retreat to decide the future of the company. At stake is a billion-dollar dot com buyout that could make them all millionaires, or leave some of them out in the cold.

The clock is ticking on the offer, and with the group irrevocably split, tensions are running high. When an avalanche cuts the chalet off from help, and one board member goes missing in the snow, the group is forced to ask - would someone resort to murder, to get what they want?

Praise for Ruth Ware’s addictive thrillers:

‘So clever and original . . . from the first gripping page to the last shocking twist’ Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She Said

'Ruth Ware just gets better and better’
Lisa Jewell, author of The People Upstairs

'Will hold you captive until the brilliant ending'
Shari Lapena, author of Someone We Know

‘Powerfully atmospheric, unguessably twisty’ Louise Candlish, bestselling author of Our House

Critics Review

A real spine-chiller that confirms Ruth Ware as the true heir to Christie's crown. Ingenious plotting sees the body count rise and multiple suspects eliminated until we're left with breathless game of cat-and-mouse.
Erin Kelly, author of He Said, She Said
The sense of dread deepens as the snow falls in Ruth Ware's tensely plotted and deliciously cast alpine thriller.
Louise Candlish, author of Our House
A chilling, edge-of-your-seat thriller. Agatha Christie would have been up all night reading this one!
Shari Lapena, author of The Couple Next Door
Chilling, claustrophobic and clever. This is Ruth Ware's best yet.
Jo Jakeman
What a read, oh my goodness, so fast paced, action packed, twisty-turny, modern, clever, scary and ingenious!
Lisa Jewell, author of The People Upstairs
The queen of just-one-more-chapter, Ruth Ware, has done it again.
Clare Mackintosh
I absolutely loved ONE BY ONE! Impossible to put down and perfectly claustrophobic and gorgeously atmospheric. Each twist was perfectly cued and plotted, showing Ruth to be the master storyteller we all know.
Gytha Lodge, author of She Lies in Wait
A fabulous psychological thriller and I loved the snowy setting! Incredibly tense and kept me guessing to the end
Emily Koch, author of If I Die Before I Wake
One of the best thriller writers around.
Independent
An epic talent
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User Reviews

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I really enjoyed this audio book. It was a perfect combination of excellent writing and wonderful narration that gradually builds up the tension. I couldn’t stop listening towards the end!
PBee 29/09/2023
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hanubass 21/09/2023
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Listened to this book on recommendation from family and friends. It's a tense whodunnit set in a ski chalet where all the guests are trapped by an avalanche. Unfortunately I guessed whodidit quite early on, but it was still tense to hear the events unfold.

Imogen Church was fantastic and she brought the two narrators to life very well. She used silence and pauses expertly to build tension.
elleninelle 24/05/2022
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Edge-of-your-seat story, fantastically read!

One by One strikes the perfect balance of chilling suspense and comedy, as a ludicrous cast of characters find themselves stranded in an avalanche, as somebody begins picking them off, one by one.
The writing is great, both cynical and heartwarming, and Imogen Church brings the characters to life with her fantastic narration. I'm so glad I listened rather than read this book, to benefit from Church's brilliant takes on the characters!
megchaplin 05/12/2025

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