"Tara Laskowski gives readers their very ownslasher movie!With one diabolical twist after another, The Cold Read will keep you guessing until the very lastpage."-Alma Katsu, author of FiendThey're there to make a sequel. But someone came for revenge.A decade ago, the release of the horror filmNo One Can Hear You Scream catapulteda young no-name cast into Hollywood fame. But below the surface, they were dealing with the fallout oftheir friend's tragic death on set.Now the cast is reunitingat the remote ski resort where the moviewas filmed to announce the sequel and get a first glimpse of the screenplay. Cassidy, Jake, Ben, and Ruby-they've all followed different paths over the years, andeach has their own reasonfor agreeing to return to a place they had sworn to leave behind.At first everyone workshard to ignorethe shadows of thepast and focus on the opportunity ahead.But the reunion takes a dark turn during the midnight announcement to fans when a disturbing incident stirs up a long-buried secret.Each of them has something to lose. Each of them has something to hide. And if they want to survive the weekend, they'll have to deliver the performance of a lifetime...“Awitty, wicked thriller packed with juicy secrets.”-Andrea Bartz onThe Mother Next Door“Will keep you obsessively reading well past your bedtime.”-Paul TremblayonOne Night Gone“A riveting puzzle for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.”-Hank Phillippi Ryan onThe Weekend Retreat
"Tara Laskowski gives readers their very ownslasher movie!With one diabolical twist after another, The Cold Read will keep you guessing until the very lastpage."-Alma Katsu, author of FiendThey're there to make a sequel. But someone came for revenge.A decade ago, the release of the horror filmNo One Can Hear You Scream catapulteda young no-name cast into Hollywood fame. But below the surface, they were dealing with the fallout oftheir friend's tragic death on set.Now the cast is reunitingat the remote ski resort where the moviewas filmed to announce the sequel and get a first glimpse of the screenplay. Cassidy, Jake, Ben, and Ruby-they've all followed different paths over the years, andeach has their own reasonfor agreeing to return to a place they had sworn to leave behind.At first everyone workshard to ignorethe shadows of thepast and focus on the opportunity ahead.But the reunion takes a dark turn during the midnight announcement to fans when a disturbing incident stirs up a long-buried secret.Each of them has something to lose. Each of them has something to hide. And if they want to survive the weekend, they'll have to deliver the performance of a lifetime...“Awitty, wicked thriller packed with juicy secrets.”-Andrea Bartz onThe Mother Next Door“Will keep you obsessively reading well past your bedtime.”-Paul TremblayonOne Night Gone“A riveting puzzle for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.”-Hank Phillippi Ryan onThe Weekend Retreat
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