The Cold Read

<strong><em>"</em>Tara Laskowski gives readers their very own slasher movie! With one diabolical twist after another, <em>The Cold Read</em> will keep you guessing until the very last page."<br />—Alma Katsu, author of </strong><em><strong>Fiend</strong></em><br /><br /><strong>They're there to make a sequel. But someone came for revenge. </strong><br /><br />A decade ago, the release of the horror film <em>No One Can Hear You Scream </em>catapulted a young no-name cast into Hollywood fame. But below the surface, they were dealing with the fallout of their friend’s tragic death on set.<br /><br />Now the cast is reuniting at the remote ski resort where the movie was 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, and each has their own reason for agreeing to return to a place they had sworn to leave behind.<br /><br />At first everyone works hard to ignore the shadows of the past 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.<br /><br />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…<br /><br /><strong>“A witty, wicked thriller packed with juicy secrets.” </strong><strong>—Andrea Bartz on <em>The Mother Next Door</em></strong><br /><br /><strong>“Will keep you obsessively reading well past your bedtime.” </strong><strong>—Paul Tremblay<em> </em>on <em>One Night Gone</em></strong><br /><br /><strong>“A riveting puzzle for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.” </strong><strong>—Hank Phillippi Ryan on<em> The Weekend Retreat</em></strong>