An Unwanted Guest: A Novel
<b>AN INSTANT <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER <br /><br />The twisty new thriller from the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Couple Next Door </i>and <i>A Stranger in the House</i><br /><br />A weekend retreat at a cozy mountain lodge is supposed to be the perfect getaway . . . but when the storm hits, no one is getting away</b><br /><br />It's winter in the Catskills and Mitchell's Inn, nestled deep in the woods, is the perfect setting for a relaxing--maybe even romantic--weekend away. It boasts spacious old rooms with huge woodburning fireplaces, a well-stocked wine cellar, and opportunities for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, or just curling up with a good murder mystery.<br /><br />So when the weather takes a turn for the worse, and a blizzard cuts off the electricity--and all contact with the outside world--the guests settle in and try to make the best of it.<br /><br />Soon, though, one of the guests turns up dead--it <i>looks</i> like an accident. But when a second guest dies, they start to panic. <br /><br />Within the snowed-in paradise, something--or someone--is picking off the guests one by one. And there's nothing they can do but hunker down and hope they can survive the storm--and one another.