Description

A remote backtobasics mountaintop retreat in the French Alps turns deadly as an Oxford fellow finds herself in the crosshairs of her late husbands dangerous secrets
The Chalet des Anglais should be the ideal locale for recentlywidowed Oxford don Emily to begin cutting through the fog of her grief With no electricity running water or access by car the rustic chalet nestled at the foot of the verdant snowtopped Alps should afford Emily both time and space to heal Joining her will be a collection of friends from the university as well as other fellows graduates and undergraduates

Something feels off thoughheightening Emilys existing griefinduced anxiety Before even making it to the airport shes unnerved by a breakin at her home Once at the chalet tension amongst the guests is palpable Her friends and colleagues are behaving oddly and competition for a newly opened position has introduced a streak of meanness into the otherwise relaxing getaway As hostilities grow Emily begins to wonder if the chalets dark history has cast a shadow over the retreat In the salon a curious grandfather clock looms the only piece of furniture to survive a deadly blaze a century ago As its discordant bell begins to invade everyones dreams someone very real has been searching through Emilys things and attempting to hack into her computer

When a student disappears Emily realizes that shed better separate friend from foe and real from imaginedor the next disappearance may be her own