by Megan Goldin
First published 2019
Vincent, Jules, Sylvie, and Sam dominate the finance world through cutthroat competition. When they receive invitations to an escape room challenge, all four jump at the chance to outmaneuver their colleagues. They pile into the elevator of a towering office building, each determined to claim victory. The lights cut out. The doors refuse to open. What started as corporate team building transforms into a fight for survival. Locked in complete darkness, the four must decode puzzles and navigate cryptic clues to escape. Their usual backstabbing gives way to reluctant cooperation as the stakes climb higher. But the game exposes buried secrets that ignite old grudges. The challenges grow increasingly lethal. Trust crumbles as paranoia takes hold. One final puzzle remains, more chilling than any corporate rivalry: who among them will commit murder to walk away alive?
Genres: suspense, mystery, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Wheeler Large Print Book Series
Period: 21st-century
524 pages · Hardcover · Wheeler Publishing Large Print
Content warnings: death, violence