10 snowy suspense books to chill your bones

by Kate Alice Marshall

🎧 Audiobook

Meeting your fiancé’s family can be intimidating. Add in the family’s wealth and holiday on a remote snowy mountain and we’re already off to a rough start.

Theo and Connor have a whirlwind relationship and are engaged quickly, eager to share their happiness with family. During their stay on the mountain, judgments are made on whether Theo should join the family, but when Theo starts recovering memories of this place, she begins to wonder if she’s been here before. As she digs for more information on the past, another family member is all too ready to air dirty laundry. As the snow continues to fall, secrets come out, and someone is willing to do anything to keep those secrets hidden. The cold can be killer, but is someone in the family a killer, too?

by Darcy Coates

🎧 Audiobook

A small tour group heading out to a remote lodge in the Rocky Mountains is the getaway Christa is looking for. The snowy winter means fewer crowds, but along the way, a downed tree, a lost path, and a snowstorm force the group to take shelter from the harsh cold and winds in an abandoned hunting cabin. Waiting out the storm is challenging, but it takes a drastic turn when, come morning, the tour guide is found dead. Stuck with strangers, one of whom may be a killer, Christa is trying to figure out who she can trust. As the group dwindles and the storm rages on, danger lurks all around.

by Tracy Sierra

🎧 Audiobook

Stuck at home while a blizzard rages outside, a mother checks on her young children when she hears heavy footsteps in the house. She races to quietly get her children safe, hiding away in a secret room. The man in the house searches high and low, trying to tempt the mother and her children out of hiding. She must remain calm and figure a way out, but when she catches a glimpse of the intruder, she realizes the situation is much worse than a typical home invasion.

by Taylor Adams

🎧 Audiobook

Darcy is driving through the mountains on her way to see her sick mother when a blizzard sends her to a highway rest stop to wait out the snow and impassable roads. She’s not the only traveler taking refuge at the rest stop, but when she goes back outside hoping to find cell signal, she sees a young girl locked in the back of a van. Trying to figure out how to get the girl out without tipping off the unknown kidnapper, Darcy isn’t sure who she can trust. With harsh weather and lives on the line, surviving the night will be no small feat.

by Seraphina Nova Glass

🎧 Audiobook

In a small town in Minnesota, Shelby is working to move on with her life after surviving a brutal attack. She’s finally starting to feel safe again when threatening notes are left on her car windshield. As people look for answers, suspicious accidents start happening to those closest to Shelby. Worried her attacker is still watching, Shelby is looking for answers. The retirees at the local retirement facility also jump in to investigate, as everyone in the small town bands together to protect one another.

by Jo Nesbo

🎧 Audiobook

For more small town suspense, this time in the mountains of Norway, check out this standalone Nordic noir novel.

Roy and Carl grew up in this mountain town where older brother Roy always had to look out for younger brother Carl. After years spent seeking richer opportunities, Carl returns home with big ideas to turn the mountaintop into a destination resort. Looking to get others on board, Carl is stirring up the past and old secrets start to surface. 

A slow-burn and atmospheric thriller, the complex characters will keep you enthralled.

by Iris Yamashita

🎧 Audiobook

While grieving the loss of her husband and son, Cara finds out the hiking accident that took their lives may not have been an accident at all. A detective in Anchorage, Alaska, Cara will not stop searching until she has all the answers. With potential connections to other disappearances, some ties lead to Mia, who grew up in isolated Unity, a village of women and children hiding from abusive men. What really happened in the Alaskan wilderness? With a web of connections to uncover, these women must keep fighting to find the truth and save lives.

by Cassidy Randall

🎧 Audiobook

Experience the suspense of true adventure in this account of the Denali Damsels, a group of women climbing to summit Denali. As the first all-women group to journey to the highest peak in North America, this account of their climb is awe-inspiring. These women were denied a place in other expeditions because of their gender, so in 1970, this group of six women proved those groups wrong, even when disaster struck. With background on each climber and what drew them to take on such a feat, as well as the grueling trek itself, discover their determination while tackling a harrowing adventure.

by Audrey J. Cole

🎧 Audiobook

Cameron loses her husband in a bear attack, but her grieving is cut short when she discovers he was a serial killer. She was looking for retreat in their cabin in the Cascades but instead found evidence of his crimes. As her life unravels and his crimes are investigated, Cameron begins to wonder if he’s really dead. Her hunt to find her serial killer husband and clear her name as any type of accomplice takes her across the rugged Alaskan tundra. She’s on a mission, and the landscape is just as chilling as the reality of who her husband was or is.

by Adriana Anders

🎧 Audiobook

For a little more romance in your thrill ride, this forced-proximity survival romance brings the heat to the freezing arctic. Angel has been working as a chef at a remote research station in Antarctica. On what is supposed to be her last day, the station is attacked by people in search of rare ice samples. She and scientific researcher Ford make it out, but there’s nowhere to hide. They must survive the harsh elements and the attackers on their trail on their way to another distant satellite camp in search of help.