Pronzini is a master of suspense. —Los Angeles TimesAnother nightmarish tale from the author of Breakdown. When the blizzard hit and the avalanche that followed cut them off, the 75 hardy residents of a small resort village in the Sierra Nevadas quietly prepared for a Christmas in isolation. But three desperate professional killers were trapped with them… Pronzini is the master of the shivery, spine-tingling it-could-happen suspense story.—Publishers WeeklyPronzini is a pro.—The New York Times