“A Killing Cold is a gripping tale, full of dizzying twists and turns! It is packed with suspense and kept me frantically turning pages until the very end!”
–Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid
“A Killing Cold is a tightly wound thriller perfect for fans of Stacy Willingham and Gillian Flynn. Readers will flock to this outstanding story. The suspense is palpable, the danger obvious but obscured, and the isolation creepy enough to raise the hair on the back of your neck. Theodora Scott is a fascinating and complex character, and the entire Dalton clan is everything you’d expect from a family who spends two weeks every winter locked away at their Grand Lodge. Secrets and coverups abound. Marshall has created a feral and alluring gothic that you won’t be able to put down.”
—J.T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author of A Very Bad Thing
“Suspenseful page-turner.”
—Women’s World
“Terrific—and terrifying. . . This delicious setup is promisingly sinister. . . Marshall’s chilling new novel pushes all the right buttons when it comes to inexorable suspense and psychological frights.”
—Kirkus, starred review
“Tense, layered, and gripping from start to finish, A Killing Cold is a masterfully suspenseful, character-rich thriller of the first order. With the harsh winter landscape, isolated family compound, and buried memories come back to haunt, Marshall deftly creates an atmosphere of dread that will keep you up past your bedtime and chill you to the bone.”
—Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of The New Couple in 5B
“I love it when a novel keeps me guessing, and Kate Alice Marshall’s A Killing Cold did exactly that the whole way through. Atmospheric, twisty, and full of dark family secrets…Marshall is at the top of her game in this expertly crafted thriller. I read this in one sitting and it was chilling from start to finish. An absolute must-read for suspense fans.”
—Jennifer Hillier, USA Today bestselling author of Things We Do in the Dark and Little Secrets
“Listeners will find it challenging to hit pause. . . Perfect for listeners who enjoy intricately-plotted suspense thrillers full of family secrets, deception, and isolated settings. Recommend this to listeners who enjoyed Lucy Foley's The Guest List or Freida McFadden's The Housemaid.”
—Booklist, starred review, audio
“[A] taut psychological thriller. . . Fans of Riley Sager will enjoy this.”
–Publishers Weekly
"A Killing Cold is an engaging thriller filled with unexpected twists set against wintery isolation. With its intricate plot and well-crafted suspense, this novel truly invites us into a world where nothing is as it seems and every revelation leaves you breathless.”
–CapesandTights.com
Praise for Kate Alice Marshall:
“Unexpected plot twists, deep psychological perspicacity, and an endlessly interesting dance between past and present that evokes the dread and intensity of Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects.”
—New York Times Book Review
“Marshall knows how to deliver fast-paced twists and turns.”
—West Sacramento News-Ledger
“A master of misdirection. . . Riveting.”
—The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
“A propulsive and intricate psychological thriller.”
—Kirkus (starred review)
“Utterly riveting. . . A stunner—dark, unflinching, and as twisty and sharp as a tangle of thorns.”
—Riley Sager, bestselling author
“So good.”
—Emily Henry, bestselling author
★ 2025-01-18
Astonishing secrets come to light at a mountain retreat when a young woman goes to meet her fiance’s family.
In the opening pages of Marshall’s terrific—and terrifying—new thriller, Theodora Scott is on her way meet her fiance’s wealthy family. Having met and fallen for Connor Dalton at a friend’s party a mere six months earlier, Theo is ready to give love a chance. First, though, she has to navigate meeting his family at Idlewood, their isolated mountain retreat. As a rule, she learns, non–family members are not permitted apart from a handful of employees and a few locals who have special permission during hunting season. This delicious setup is promisingly sinister enough but, as Theo’s narration continues, it becomes clear that she has secrets of her own to keep: Some of that has to do with her earlier life as a child who was adopted by a fundamentalist religious couple, Beth and Joseph; some of it has to do with anonymous messages she’s been receiving, warning her to stay away from Connor. As the family gathering progresses, Theo survives the domesticity of “pie day” and a grilling by Connor’s sister, mother, and grandmother. Later, she also survives a far less domestic hunting session (and just as much of a grilling) with Connor’s grandfather. But it’s what Theo discovers when she snoops around an abandoned cabin in the family compound that threatens to blow everything she knew—and didn’t know—about herself wide open. Theo has always had vague, dreamlike, and splintered memories of her pre-adoption life—she was only 4 when she came to live with Beth and Joseph. But when her cabin exploration turns up an old photograph of herself as a child at Idlewild, that’s when Theo’s real-life (read: life-threatening) nightmare really begins.
Marshall’s chilling new novel pushes all the right buttons when it comes to inexorable suspense and psychological frights.
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