So, for me personally, this was a pro, while others will see it as a con. While I know many readers were able to “guess” who the killer was and thought it was obvious, I was plotting out a far more surprising twist in my head than actually occurred (I thought one of the characters wasn’t actually dead). One by One was really engaging and kept me guessing what would happen next. I enjoyed hearing the story from exactly these two characters, who were both in on the action, yet removed from it simultaneously. Perhaps it’s because of the dual narration from the perspective of two “outsiders,” one a staff member and the other a former employee. It was the first Winter book I picked up this year, and the atmospheric snowy thriller plotline made it the perfect read for sitting next to a cozy fire.įirst, while there’s nothing new about the “ locked room mystery,” Ware makes One by One feel fresh and different.
Upon finishing it, I proceeded to add ALL of her other books to my “to be read” list. I’ll bet this never happened at YOUR corporate retreat!Īs I mentioned earlier, One by One was the first book I read by Ruth Ware, and it totally met my expectations. The guilty must necessarily be amongst those remaining in this “whodunnit” thriller in which the characters’ secrets and motives are slowly revealed by two alternating narrators: the housekeeper (Erin) and the former employee and current minority shareholder (Liz). Cut off from the outside world without power, panic mounts with the cold as three additional employees die “ One by One” while there still remains no sign of help on the way and it’s clear this is no accident - but rather, murder. Unexpected talk of a buyout causes rumblings amongst them, but this is far from Snoop’s worst problem when an avalanche occurs, leaving one employee missing (and presumed dead).
In One by One, a group of tech startup employees and shareholders at a trendy London music-based social media app called “Snoop” visit a rustic mountain chalet with a view of the French apps for a company retreat filled with both work and play. One by One by Ruth Ware is a locked-room mystery novel in the vein of Agatha Christie‘s And Then There Were None and the board game Clue. What is the book One by One by Ruth Ware about?
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