Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six
A Novel of Thrilling Suspense
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3.9 • 530 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
"A deliciously tense ride." —Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author of One By One
INSTANT BESTSELLER
Three couples rent a luxury cabin in the woods for a weekend getaway to die for in this chilling locked-room thriller.
What could be more restful than a weekend getaway with family and friends? An isolated luxury cabin in the woods, spectacular views, a hot tub and a personal chef. Hannah’s generous brother found the listing online. The reviews are stellar. It'll be three couples on this trip with good food, good company and lots of R & R.
But the dreamy weekend is about to turn into a nightmare.
A deadly storm is brewing. The rental host seems just a little too present. The personal chef reveals that their beautiful house has a spine-tingling history. And the friends have their own complicated past, with secrets that run blood deep.
How well does Hannah know her brother, her own husband? Can she trust her best friend? Meanwhile, someone is determined to ruin the weekend, looking to exact a payback for deeds long buried. Who is the stranger among them?
• People Magazine Book of the Week
• PopSugar Best Thriller and Mystery
• CrimeReads Best Psychological Thrillers
• Goodreads Editor’s and Readers Most Anticipated Book
• BookPage Best Mysteries of November
• BookBub Best Mysteries and Thrillers
• Scary Mommy Best Fall Releases
• St. Paul Pioneer Press Top Reads
• The Saturday Evening Post Best Books to Cozy Up with this Fall
Don't miss The New Couple in 5B, Lisa Unger's newest psychological thriller about a couple that inherits an apartment with a truly chilling past.
Looking for more spine-tingling thrillers? Check out these other titles by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger: Under My Skin The Stranger Inside Confessions on the 7:45 Last Girl Ghosted The New Couple in 5B (coming March 2024!)
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In this subpar thriller from Unger (Last Girl Ghosted), three couples, some of whom are members of a wealthy but troubled Florida family, gather for Christmas in 2017. Mako, a tech mogul, surprises his sister, Hannah, and the others with gifts of a genetic testing kit. The next day, the group leaves for the weekend at a luxurious cabin deep in the Georgia woods, complements of the demanding Mako. Meanwhile, Alice, a single mother, tells her son, Henry, that his father was a sperm donor shortly before she dies after someone attacks her. At the cabin, Hannah feels something sinister, and when her friend Cricket arrives with boyfriend Joshua, Hannah thinks she recognizes Joshua, though they've never met. It's revealed that the sperm donor, who spawned Henry and innumerable other people—including some at the cabin—was a career criminal, who between prison stints sold his sperm for money. With so many relationships and characters to keep track of, Unger overwhelms the plot, which centers on the sperm donor's identity. But that revelation comes too late to have much of a dramatic impact. Loose ends and a crescendo of violence at the end do little to redeem the book. Unger has done better.
Customer Reviews
Interesting
There were a lot of plot, twists and turns in this book, and while I was at times confused, I wanted to keep on reading. I also really like the theme of this book – what makes a family?
Slow burn, unexpectedly good ending.
Long is subjective, obviously. This was just a massive slow burn for me. The last 3 chapters had all the juice, all the substance.
Not to mention the slew of grammatical errors. Lisa Unger if you ever read this comment, please fire your editor. They are not your friend.
20th book, sappy, predictable rubbish
This is the fifth of her books that I’ve read, and apparently her 20th. I wish I could go back in time and choose another author because this one is creatively tapped out.
A ridiculous plot, filled with psychobabble, everything tied up in a not so perfect, perfect bow ending.
And for goodness sake, can the editors at least help this author stop using the word Birdsong over and over again in every book? Pass on this junk. The author needs a trip or a break from writing and come up with something authentic and less faux smarmy.