“Expect from a Karin Slaughter crime thriller . . . just the right amount of twists, turns, shocks, surprises and domestic thrill and shrill.” — Parade
The next thrilling suspense featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton from Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and After That Night
Everyone here is a liar, but only one of us is a killer…
A secluded cabin retreat
For GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton, McAlpine Lodge seems like the ideal getaway to celebrate their honeymoon. Set on a gorgeous, off-the-grid mountaintop property, it’s the perfect place to unplug and reconnect. Until a bone-chilling scream cuts through the night.
A murderer in their midst
Mercy McAlpine, the manager of the Lodge, is dead. With a vicious storm raging and the one access road to the property washed out, the murderer must be someone on the mountain. But as Will and Sara investigate the McAlpine family and the other guests, they realize that everyone here is lying….Lying about their past. Lying to their family. Lying to themselves.
Who killed Mercy McAlpine?
It soon becomes clear that normal rules don’t apply at McAlpine Lodge, and Will and Sara are going to have to watch their step at every turn. Trapped on the resort, they must untangle a decades-old web of secrets to discover what happened to Mercy. And with the killer poised to strike again, the trip of a lifetime becomes a race against the clock…
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Aquí todos somos mentirosos, pero sólo uno de nosotros es el asesino...
Una cabaña aislada
Para el investigador del GBI Will Trent y la forense Sara Linton, McAlpine Lodge parece la escapada ideal para celebrar su luna de miel. Situada en la cima de una montaña, es el lugar perfecto para desconectarse y reiniciar. Hasta que un grito escalofriante atraviesa la noche.
Hay un asesino entre ellos
Mercy McAlpine, la gerente del Lodge, ha muerto. El asesino debe ser alguien de la montaña, pues una fuerte tormenta ha arrasado con la única carretera de acceso a la propiedad arrasada. Pero a medida que Will y Sara investigan a la familia McAlpine y a los demás huéspedes, se dan cuenta de que todos mienten. Mienten sobre su pasado. Mienten a su familia. Se mienten a sí mismos.
¿Quién mató a Mercy McAlpine?
Pronto se hace evidente que las reglas comunes no se aplican en McAlpine Lodge, y Will y Sara van a tener que vigilar sus pasos en todo momento. Atrapados en el complejo, deben desenredar una red de secretos que se remonta a décadas atrás para descubrir qué le ocurrió a Mercy. Y con el asesino a punto de volver a atacar, el viaje de sus vidas se convierte en una carrera a contrarreloj...