A review by dnemec
The Snowstorm by Triona Walsh, Triona Walsh

4.0

Six friends gather at the end of the year to celebrate the anniversary of the passing of the seventh. Cillian, Cara's husband and Seamus' brother, fell overboard during a New Year's eve fishing expedition with Seamus 10 years ago. Cara still lives with her children and grandmother on the tiny Arran Island in Ireland, along with Maura and Daithi. Seamus is living in sunny California, and Sorcha and Ferdia are married and living in London. The group has not been together for years and most of them are excited for the reunion, despite the horrible snowstorm blowing in. However not all of the friends are excited to be home, because like any group of friends there are secrets. And resentments. And rivalries. When one of them disappears and is found dead, the tension rises. Was it an accident or murder? Cara, as the only Garda on the island, collects the body and starts investigating, in an attempt to preserve evidence until the detectives can get to the island. Plus she can't help herself - her best friend is dead and the killer is still on the island. But who is the killer?

There is a great feeling of claustrophobia throughout the book. The inhabitants of the island and anyone who got caught by the storm are stuck. No boats, helicopters, or planes are coming to the rescue. Cell phone service is non-existent unless you are in a building with Wi-Fi. The tension throughout is palpable. There are plenty of twists and turns. All in all, this is a great mystery.

**My apologies for any misspellings of names - listening to the audiobook means I couldn't check spellings and instead had to fake it with Google.**