There Should Have Been Eight

In this chilling thriller from New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh, a remote estate in New Zealands Southern Alps hosts a reunion no one will ever forget. Seven friends. One last weekend. A mansion half in ruins. No room for lies. Someone is going to confess. Because there should have been eight. . . . They met when they were teenagers. Now theyre adults, and time has been kind to some and unkind to othersnone more so than to Bea, the one they lost nine long years ago. Theyve gathered to reminisce at Beas familys estate, a once-glorious mansion straight out of a gothic novel. Best friends, old flames, secret enemies, and new lovers are all under one roof. But when the weather turns and theyre snowed in at the edge of eternity, theres nowhere left to hide from their shared history. As the walls close in, the pretense of normality gives way to long-buried grief, bitterness, and rage. Underneath it all, theres the nagging feeling that Beas shocking death wasnt what it was claimed to be. And before the weekend is through, the truth will be unleashedno matter the cost. . . .