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A classic set up in which a small group of guests in a ski resort in the French Alps is trapped by an avalanche. As the title telegraphs, three are killed. The resort has been booked for a company retreat by Snoop, a tiny startup which gives subscribers access to celebrities' playlists. A potential takeover is in the works, which ramps up the tension. The only resort staff members, chef Danny and host Erin who both have considerable alpine experience, have to make some terrifying decisions. Potential suspects keep shifting, and there's an action-loaded ending. Somewhat predictable but thrilling, nonetheless.
In this inimitable memoir, poet and songwriter Smith takes us from very early childhood in the Midwest through wild times in Greenwich Village with Robert Mapplethorpe, and on to Michigan with the love of her life, Fred. Her recall is astounding, both grounded and imbued with her mystical and poetic sensibilities. I experienced the book on CD and recommend that highly, for the rough music in her voice and endearing pronunciation, like "winda" for window. A treasure.
In the late '90s, the Saraf family moves to a tony suburb near Washington DC, a step above their previous digs in a more modest, heterogeneous neighborhood. These upwardly mobile Afghans seem happy until Zorah, their teenage daughter, is killed in a one-person car crash. We discover she was not the dutiful Muslim daughter she appeared to be, and questions of family shame and retribution start to swirl. The story unfolds in short chapters, narrated by family, friends, neighbors, and the police. This multi-faceted approach is effective in conveying the complexity of the tale. Riveting.
Vicky, living in NYC's Chinatown, has the subject of death all around her and she loves it. Her apartment is above a funeral parlor, and she's a copywriter for a company that makes individualized urns for cremains. She has only one friend, Jen, but that's about it for connection, until she meets a couple who wants a third, and she takes up with them. It gets complicated (no surprise), and eventually unravels, with tragedy in the wings. When death comes much too close and personal, she must change her life. Dark comedy.
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