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One by One
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Overview
One by One by Ruth Ware is a contemporary psychological thriller published in 2020. Set at a ski chalet in the French Alps near the town St. Antoine le Lac, the story is told from the alternating perspectives of two women: Liz, a shy, lonely woman who does not fit in with the rich socialites with whom she travels, and Erin, a private woman with a scarred face and a tragic past. The book discusses topics like survivor’s guilt, class disparity, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
One by One is an homage to the novel And Then There Were None (1939) by Agatha Christie. In Christie’s novel, eight people arrive on an isolated island, met by a butler and housekeeper. It is the best-selling mystery novel of all time, with more than 100 million copies sold.
Other works by this author include The Turn of The Key, One Perfect Couple, and The Death of Mrs. Westaway.
This study guide references the 2021 Simon & Shuster Inc. paperback edition.
Plot Summary
The novel opens with the “About Us” page from the smartphone application Snoop, followed by a BBC news article about a fatal avalanche in the French Alps that is being investigated as murder.
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