There Should Have Been Eight

Nine years after her younger sister Bea’s death by suicide, Darcie invites six of their college roommates to the family’s remote, rundown estate in New Zealand’s Southern Alps. Luna, the novel’s narrator, plans to confront Darcie. Why did she have Bea cremated without giving the group a chance to grieve? When Darcie’s husband reveals that Darcie is pregnant, Luna reins in her anger. But new trouble is ahead. Bea’s childhood doll appears, looking just like its owner, complete with Bea’s hair. That’s the first eerie event, but more follow. Accidents, injuries, poisonings, and finally, a death make it obvious that someone intends to harm the seven surviving college friends. A surprise spring snowstorm traps and isolates them, with no cell coverage, creating the perfect scenario for an opportunistic person intent on revenge.