I grabbed this book on a whim at the library. I knew nothing about it or the author. I wasn't even sure what the genre was. The description was pretty spare: a couple narrowly escapes being killed in an avalanche on a ski vacation. When they make their way back to the village they are staying in, everyone is gone. The prose if beautifully written and the story unfolds in a menacing, spooky way. I am definitely going to be checking out some of his other books.