Another great book by Darcy Coates. I enjoy every book she writes and I add them to my classroom library. My students are also fans. Thank you for continuing to produce readable material that we can have lively discussions about.

This isolated thriller really worked for me. I was hooked from the very beginning. I needed to know what would happen and how the ,Ian character would fair throughout this harrowing tale.

There are some areas of the story where the reader has to almost suspend their disbelief in order to enjoy the ride. Not everything is completely plausible but the dramatic effects that those events hvae on the overall story are well worth it.

This was my first Day Coates. I have been wanting to check out her work for quite a while. I’m so glad I was able to get a taste for her writing in this book. I really enjoyed the way she structured sentences. Her vivid descriptions kept me fully immersed within the story. I can’t wait to check out more of her work!

I would like to thank NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for providing me with an advance e-galley of this book in exchange for an honest review. Look for it now in your local and online bookstores and libraries.

I really enjoyed this, it was written well and was very tense and creepy to read at times. The characters were likeable enough though I didn’t feel attached to them.

I will say that I guessed the plot twists, they were quite predictable but that didn’t take away the enjoyment of reading them.

So, with this being my 4th book that I have read now, by Coates, it was another that I thought was not well written. It was like reading a bad 'chick flicks' script for a BAD Lifetime movie. Sorry cannot recommend this as horror and will not read anything else by Coates.
2 ehs.

Wow! What a gripping, edge of your seat thriller! I was hooked from the very first chapter and devoured this book in a day!
If you are looking for a locked room winter thriller, look no further! A group traveling to a remote vacation lodge in the Rocky Mountains gets stranded in a snow storm, and things very quickly take a deadly turn as they get picked off one by one.
It was entertaining, fast paced and had lots of fun little red herrings. I did guess who the killer was early on, but still enjoyed the premise despite it!

Thank you NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for my ARC in exchange for my honest feedback.

I was really pumped to read Dead of Winter. I had really high hopes that I would love it. I love "stranded in a cabin with strangers" mysteries. Unfortunately, this one did not live up to my expectations. It was OK... but not great. I called the ending very early on because the "twist" was glaringly obvious. The story is told only through the eyes of Christa. I think this was a mistake. The suspense would have been better had we had more than one point of view. I also found Christa a bit tiring to spend time with because she made really bad decisions sometimes. The one thing I did really like was the level of gore and the cold creepy atmosphere. I haven't had a good horror novel with good gore in a while. It's not a bad book, it's just not what I was hoping for. I think fans of this author will really enjoy this one.

I live in a vert remote area, so reading this alone at noght was not the best idea. How Darct Coates comes u with these things, the headds I dont know. But I'll keep reading every book she writes.

*4 stars*

This was a chilling, tense, locked room type thriller. A group of strangers embark on a trip to a remote Rocky Mountain lodge but end up stranded, being picked off one by one by a mysterious killer.

While the twist and plot was somewhat predictable, it was still very propulsive and fun to read. If you’re looking for a good winter popcorn thriller this will definitely do the job!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC of this work. All opinions in this review are my own.

Wow! This was a classic edge of your seat thriller that I absolutely devoured! It’s tagged as a horror which gave me pause since I tend to avoid that genre entirely. But don’t let that hold you back! IMO it’s more of a heart pounding thriller! Just to add to the atmosphere…I saved this for my mountain vacation and so glad I did!

This story is about Christa who joins a tour group in the Rocky Mountains but due to a snowstorm their group has to take shelter in an abandoned building. One by one the members of the group is getting killed and Christa is sure that there is a killer among them. I really enjoyed reading this book. I loved the ambiance of this book as it is set in a snowy remote cabin. The story is fast paced and kept me on the edge of my seat. Overall it was an entertaining thriller and I'd definitely recommend it!

Very atmospheric and I loved the Agatha Christie vibes. I love a good survival story and this is definitely a great one. I figured out the whodunnit half way through but it still felt the story enjoyable and intriguing.

My first, but not my last from this author. Great description of the landscape. I felt the cold. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy to review.

This was my first Darcy Coates book and it won’t be my last! I loved the way she twisted together the turns and suspense with each page! It genuinely kept me engaged until the very last page!

This book was fantastic! So many twists and turns, and it flowed so smoothly with the way the story unfolded and we learn WHY everyone is there on that trip. The characters were all well developed and the ending was almost perfect. My only complaint is that it ended without us learning the fate of two of the characters, but other than that it was phenomenal!

Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates is a wild ride! Exciting and suspenseful, I couldn't put this book down! Will dig into this author's backlist now.

Darcy Coates' "Dead of Winter" had me turning the pages to find out more, helped along by the short chapters that almost always ended on some kind of cliffhanger or hook. This is a fast-paced survival thriller with a decidedly horror bent to it. I was not expecting the violence to be so gruesome!

The cast of characters were distinct and definitely gave off an Agatha Christie, locked-room style vibe as they congregated and became trapped. One of the strengths of this book is how the reader AND the characters all become a bit paranoid and suspicious as they try to figure out the identity of the killer.

One of the things I look for in books is a sense of place, and this book delivered a blizzard-bound hellscape throughout. The descriptions of the brutal weather, vertiginous mountains, eerie darkness, and freezing temperatures were vivid and made me shiver.

Prose-wise, this book is straightforward and rather surface-level. While there are many mysteries in the plot, all of which are explained by book's end, I can't call Coates a prose stylist by any means. However, she demonstrates skill in pacing and invoking thrills. During the last quarter of the book, especially, I felt like I was watching an especially scary slasher film!

Recommended for thriller/horror lovers in search of a fast-paced, brutal good time.

Thank you to Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley for an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this novella in exchange for my honest review!

A story I found thrilling and absolutely perfect for a winter night reading session...or maybe daytime since this might keep you up at night. Full of tension and intrigue throughout I couldn't put this down.

Christa along with her boyfriend decides to go on a mountain retreat vacation but things start to go to hell pretty quickly. A storm arrives and the tour group has to find shelter in a secluded cabin, then the dying starts. This wound up filled with gory murders and a struggle to survive the elements along with a taunting sadistic killer. The weather and environment make for another character with it's gloomy desolation. You feel the cold and despair.

I found the pacing perfect for a thriller and although a couple of predictable elements popped up this was a great read. I wanted an epilogue desperately but would definitely rec for other horror/thriller lovers. Definitely looking for another from this author.

Thanks to Poisoned Pen Press for access to the Netgalley edition of this.

I couldn't stop reading this one! It was a bit predictable but very entertaining and highly readable. It was a great snow day read. I could see it being made into a great movie!

I absolute loved this book and could not put it down. i loved the characters and the twists and the level this book went to into the horror. a 5 star i rated it on my channel.