In a Dark, Dark Wood

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Reseña del editor *AUTHOR OF THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10 and THE LYING GAME *INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER *SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE An NPR Best Book of the Year * An Entertainment Weekly Summer Books Pick * A Buzzfeed &;31 Books to Get Excited About this Summer&; Pick * A Publishers Weekly &;Top Ten Mysteries and Thrillers&; Pick * A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year * A BookReporter Summer Reading Pick * A New York Post &;Best Novels to Read this Summer&; Pick * A Shelf Awareness &;Book Expo America 2015 Buzz Book&; Pick What should be a cozy and fun-filled weekend deep in the English countryside takes a sinister turn in Ruth Ware&;s suspenseful, compulsive, and darkly twisted psychological thriller. Sometimes the only thing to fear&;is yourself. When reclusive writer Leonora is invited to the English countryside for a weekend away, she reluctantly agrees to make the trip. But as the first night falls, revelations unfold among friends old and new, an unnerving memory shatters Leonora&;s reserve, and a haunting realization creeps in: the party is not alone in the woods. Críticas " [In a Dark, Dark Wood] will appeal to fans of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl and Paula Hawkins's The Girl on the Train."-- "Publisher's Weekly" " In a Dark, Dark Wood packs a noirish punch that would make the Queen of Crime herself proud."-- "Bustle" "[ In a Dark, Dark Wood] mixes tropes popularized by such suspense novels as S.J. Watson's Before I Go to Sleep and Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl... with Agatha Christie touches. Ware writes with verve and energy, building up the suspense and keeping the pages flying.-- "Library Journal" "An enchantingly unsettling thriller with mysterious characters and a classically spooky setting."-- "Shelf Awareness" "The best thing about In A Dark, Dark Wood is the eerie atmosphere it creates for this ill-fated weekend, never overwrought, just ominous enough, the glass house where the guests are trapped 'dark and silent, blending into the trees, almost invisible.'"-- "USAToday.com" "The next Girl on the Train...Ware hews [close] to the new genre of twisty-mystery women's books."-- "Vulture" "Ware's debut novel sets the stage for her to become a household name... Engaging, suspenseful and mysterious."-- "RT Book Reviews" "WARNING: This book is hot. Do not pick it up late at night or if you are in a dark, dark wood...Ruth Ware has a gift. This British author's first foray into fiction is a hit...it delivers a punch and keeps you guessing--an ideal August psychodrama that reminds us why mysteries remain such fun--except at night."-- "The New York Journal of Books" A sinister mood lurks in [ In a Dark, Dark Wood].-- "Elle Magazine, UK" Eerie and mysterious!-- "EBookClassics" Haunting.-- "Style Boston" Just try to guess how sinister this plot can get (hint: VERY).-- "Marie Claire" Ruth Ware's stunning first novel (catch it before the inevitable film) digs into all the hidden horrors of female 'friendship'; suddenly, the old playground secrets come slithering out.-- "Saga, UK" The pulse-quickening plot of In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware will keep you up until the small hours.-- "Good Housekeeping, UK" Ware slowly unspools the mystery, setting a truly spooky scene ... with a constant undercurrent of danger. Read it on adark and stormy night--with all the lights on.-- "Kirkus Reviews" Who pulls a gun at a bachelorette party? The answers are unveiled with Gillian Flynn-style trickery.-- "O Magazine" You'll find it almost impossible to put this twisting, electrifying debut down...[The] foggy atmosphere and chilling revelations will leave you breathless."-- "Entertainment Weekly" An English psychological thriller...compared to Gone Girl and Girl on the Train.--Steve Bennett "My San Antonio" If the premise might be the sort that Agatha Christie would have toyed with had she been a 21st-century graduate, Ware's analysis of the power-games so