Another thrilling read from Kate Alice Marshall! This was a perfect listen for a bitter cold, snowy weekend, and I loved it!

The story itself was wildly improbable. But the many twists and turns in the story kept me intrigued and guessing. I loved the mountain camp setting SO MUCH, and so much of the tension in the book came from an absolutely perfect setting. As a general rule, I also love books where I get to peep the lives of the obnoxiously wealthy, especially if there are secrets or deception…and this book was full of both.

The audio narration was excellent. Overall, five stars!

I listened to this one. The narration was great! I really enjoyed the story. There are lots of twist and turns. I would think I had everything figured but then there was a twist each time. It is a really fun book to listen to!

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

“A Killing Cold” is a delightful and concise whodunit. However, it succumbed to the predictable genre for me. Despite it being extremely entertaining, it’s a story I’ve read just one too many times.

Listening to Karissa Vacker narrate A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall was a fantastic way to begin the year. The narration was excellent and the story was engaging and kept my attention. This chilly thriller is full of secrets and twists and some pleasant surprises. The story was intriguing from the start. It was a great closed room mystery. Theo, is an interesting character with secrets and the author did a great job slowly allowing things to emerge. Unraveling her memories and her story and figuring out how it was intertwined with her wealthy fiancé's and his family was really intense. His family is equally fascinating, horrible and good. The characters have so much duality, it really keeps the book moving and the reader reading. The story is intense, and I love how the author sprinkles bits and pieces along the way. I would highly recommend this book

Thank you to NetGalley for the ability to listen to the audioarc to preview.

This was such a good book. I loved the story and the writing so much. The characters were great and the story flowed smoothly. Will definitely read more books by this author in the future.

Secrets, lies, twists, turns, & a shocking reveal that you won’t see coming… what more could you want in a suspenseful thriller?! Oh, let’s just add a snowy mountain setting with a spectacular lodge & a lonely ramshackle cabin. PERFECT!

This twisty thriller had me hooked from the very beginning until the very end. Just when you think you know where this one is going, you realize how wrong you are. The Author’s misdirection game is on point, to say the least. The characters were unreliable & I couldn't decide who to trust.

The end of this book really felt like a true thriller! My heart was racing & I was STRESSED OUT. I finished the book late one night, because I couldn't sleep until I learned how things turned out.

A lot of it was definitely PUSHING it as far as believability goes, but I've learned to just embrace the reading experience - so it didn't bother me! Also, if you think your in-laws are bad, just wait till you read about these toxic in-laws. You haven't seen anything yet!

As if this all wasn’t enough, the audio version is narrated by the incredibly talented Karissa Vacker - & anything that she narrates is something that I want to listen to! As always, her performance was absolute perfection.

Keep an eye out for this winter thriller releasing February 4th, 2025! Make sure to put it on your TBR.

What a chilling tale.

I could never imagine going through that she did as a child only to have even more happen when she became an adult.

Another stunning mystery from Kate Alice Marshall, which does not surprise me at all after What Lies in the Woods and No One Can Know.

Katie finds herself on a two week getaway to her fiancé's family retreat. However, her fiancé (Connor) is not from an average family - he's from the wealthy and powerful Dalton family. When this retreat starts to feel familiar for Katie, pieces start falling into place. Pieces that have been buried so deep in the past she cannot fully remember them. As this puzzle unfolds, we are left wondering who we can trust, what really happened, and what can really be believed about what happened at this retreat years ago.

So. Many. Twists. I was intrigued all along, but the last 1/3 or so I was so engaged I was frustrated with anyone who tried to interrupt me. There were so many twists and red herrings that it required focus to go along with Katie as she tried to unravel the truth of her past. I really liked not knowing who or what to place trust in given the plethora of unreliable and untrustworthy characters. It seemed that there are many mysteries to solve, so while some twists were a bit predictable, that did not detract from the enjoyment of the story.

Karissa Vacker provided strong narration for all characters and a flow of the story that was enjoyable and easy to follow.

Definitely recommend as a February 2025 release! Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for the eALC in exchange for an honest review. Comes out next month!

Narration: 5⭐️
Story: 4.5⭐️

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the eARC in exchange for an honest review. I chose this book as my Book of the Month as well, and the audio confirmed it was a great choice for me.

To begin with the narration part of this review, I thoroughly enjoy Karissa Vacker as a narrator and this audiobook reinforced that. I think she has a great natural tone, she uses great inflection for the various emotions characters are experiencing, and her pitch for different characters — both male and female — is always well-done and never grating. I would highly recommend picking up this audio based on her performance.

As for the story, a protagonist with a mysterious past meets her rich fiancé’s family which has a number of long-buried secrets and scandals all coming to light in a secluded winter environment? Say less. There were so many twists and turns and ties to connect and make sense of everything. I don’t want to say too much and risk spoiling anything, but there were reveals that were tragic, heartbreaking, surprising, and maddening. It all comes first to a tense showdown followed by a simmering reveal once the heat is off. I had one part figured out but there were so many layers to uncover that built the story to its conclusion. It kept me fully engaged and had me needing to finish even after I had left my usual audiobook spaces.

A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall was a mixed bag for me. The plot seemed pretty familiar and generic (girlfriend with secret past is away with boyfriend's wealthy family in a secluded area. They're eventually snowed in and, surprise, they're in danger!). However, since I didn't know what was going to happen in this particular take on that familiar theme, it did keep me reading and intrigued. The character development felt a little flat, although I did like the main character. The first half of the book really flowed well, however I felt it dragged near the end.

Read this if you like:
•domestic thrillers
•atmospheric settings
•winter thriller

The audiobook is fantastic and I binged this so hard. It’s intriguing from the beginning and super twisty. I thought I knew where the story was going at one point and I was wrong! Thank you macmillion audio for the ALC

WOW!!! This was such a good book. The audio book was just as good as well. From the first 10 minutes I was hooked. Fast paced with secrets. Never trust a family with a dark history. If you love a little family drama mixed with a wintry locked-room setting and secrets galore, A Killing Cold is the book for you.

Loved this book! After seeing this as a Book of the Month selection, I was intrigued; however, the rave reviews from other readers really let me know this was a must read.

The premise of visiting your fiance's family and finding a photo of yourself as a child is WILD, so unsettling. This book did an excellent job of setting the scene and constantly evoking a chilly, creepy, unsettled vibe. Pretty early on in the book, we get to hear the reason behind the title, which is always fun.

I am grateful to have received this as an ALC.

Kate Alice Marshall has a hit on her hands. The Killing Cold is a suspenseful and thrilling mystery that takes place on a wintry and atmospheric mountain. A woman with a hidden past visits the mountainside compound of her new fiancé's wealthy family. The snowy setting has the FMC remembering pieces of her early years. Everyone in the family becomes a potential information source and possible dangerous key to the past. The narrator is excellent!

A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall. Kate Alice Marshall is an author that is an automatic read for me. This book did not disappoint! I loved this book from start to finish. It was fast paced, gripping and I could not stop until I found out what happened as the end. Everything you want in a thriller! READ THIS BOOK! The narrator was also amazing.

This was a really good family drama thriller. I figured a good portion of the twists out, but some of them came out of nowhere. It was a great winter read, the atmosphere was set perfectly. I didn't fall in love with any of the characters, some them were a bit weak for me. The ending didn't wow me but I did enjoy getting there and learning all the details. The narrator did a fantastic job keeping me engaged and listening! The story didn't feel super original, quite similar to most winter locked door thrillers but it still was enjoyable. Not my favorite Kate Alice Marshall book but a solid thriller for sure.

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for an ALC in exchange for my honest review.

Kate Alice Marshall is always a solid author for me and her newest novel, A KILLING COLD, is another perfect example of why her books are always a great time! This book is centered around a very unique protagonist that I won't soon forget, Theodora Scott (Theo). Theo fell for Connor Dalton, a wealthy and charming heir, and six months later, he brought her to his family's secluded winter retreat, Idlewood. Threatening messages, eerie footprints, and a photo of herself as a child taken at Idlewood stir unsettling memories of a past she can’t fully recall. As Theo uncovers the Daltons’ dark secrets, she realizes the cost of truth could be her life.

I loved the mystery behind this book more than I usually enjoy these types of locked-room, family drama suspense stories. As Theo investigates this wealthy and mysterious Dalton family, you can't just help but immerse yourself right into the story. I did not expect this story to deviate into what it became, which I think will be hit or miss with readers. I alternated between audio and physical, and I enjoyed the audio narration more than physically reading as the setting was very atmospheric and it placed me right into the drama. If I had to recommend either physically reading or the audio, I would choose audio (via @librofm)! Kate Alice Marshall continues to be a staple in my reading and I cannot wait to see what she has in store next!

At first I wasn’t sure how I felt about this book, but by the end, I couldn’t stop listening!! It had a slow start, in my opinion, but picked up perfect pace about .25 way through. Full of twists and turns, it held my attention and by the end I caught myself staying up late to finish it..

My rating: 3.5 ⭐️(Rounded up to 4)

A Killing Cold is a fast-paced page-turner with a wintry setting and rich people behaving badly.

The first half of this book kept me engaged and interested but it slowed down a bit by the second half. All in all, I did have fun reading this book and recommend it to those looking for a twisty wintry thriller. ❄️

This story was truly manic and crazy and all of the right ways! With a dose of rich people be behaving badly, what more can you want from a thriller? I absolutely enjoyed this wild ride!