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Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six
by Lisa Unger
Secluded cabin Sleeps Six
I love the concept of scary stuff going on at a secluded luxury cabin (updated locked room mystery!) and I loved “Confessions on the 7:45”, so I was happy to receive an ARC from NetGalley and Park Row Books. The characters are introduced at a Christmas dinner gathering, and just enough details to peak your curiosity. There is mention of the cabin getaway a few months down the road, along with a mysterious DNA test and I was hooked into the story. Then the weekend arrives, new characters introduced (shady ones)— and the mystery builds.
There are multiple viewpoints and storylines besides the main drama taking place at the cabin. Henry’s story is full of sadness and his mother’s dark past, very interesting! There is at least one person stalking outside the cabin, along with the owner of the cabins who has cameras in all the rooms, including the shower — so creepy! I won’t give away more than that, but these are some elements of a thriller that I love, since we don’t know yet what their intentions are or why these six are being targeted. I was more interested in Henry’s backstory than I was with the shenanigans at the cabin (which were somewhat predictable) but I was definitely invested in finding out how the path of the DNA tests were going to converge....likely to all of the answers! So, yes, Lisa Unger does her job of laying a trail of breadcrumbs that most thriller readers will be happy to follow to the end.
I love the concept of scary stuff going on at a secluded luxury cabin (updated locked room mystery!) and I loved “Confessions on the 7:45”, so I was happy to receive an ARC from NetGalley and Park Row Books. The characters are introduced at a Christmas dinner gathering, and just enough details to peak your curiosity. There is mention of the cabin getaway a few months down the road, along with a mysterious DNA test and I was hooked into the story. Then the weekend arrives, new characters introduced (shady ones)— and the mystery builds.
There are multiple viewpoints and storylines besides the main drama taking place at the cabin. Henry’s story is full of sadness and his mother’s dark past, very interesting! There is at least one person stalking outside the cabin, along with the owner of the cabins who has cameras in all the rooms, including the shower — so creepy! I won’t give away more than that, but these are some elements of a thriller that I love, since we don’t know yet what their intentions are or why these six are being targeted. I was more interested in Henry’s backstory than I was with the shenanigans at the cabin (which were somewhat predictable) but I was definitely invested in finding out how the path of the DNA tests were going to converge....likely to all of the answers! So, yes, Lisa Unger does her job of laying a trail of breadcrumbs that most thriller readers will be happy to follow to the end.