Kerry signs up for a slot as winter caretaker of a remote motel in the Catskills as a way of forcing herself to finish her novel. She's delighted by the old-school Americana of the setting but soon realises something is wrong when she discovers a dead body in the snow outside. As storms set in and the power goes out, Kerry is unable to escape - and she believes the killer is still out there. The Woman in Room 13, Leah Konen's fifth adult novel, alternates between Kerry's point of view and that of her estranged friend, Siobhan, who was the previous motel caretaker and planned to use the creepy setting to shoot a low-budget horror film. It's an atmospheric thriller, and I found both voices distinctive, convincing and likeable, despite both women's obvious flaws. Konen makes good use of her snowy setting and the plot unfolds satisfyingly. My only issue was the compulsion to include a twist in the final pages; it's something I've been seeing more and more in recent thrillers, and it never works for me. Either the added twist jumps the shark or (as is the case here) reveals something we almost already know. Nevertheless, this is a fun, chilly read: I'd recommend it to those who liked Julia Bartz's The Writing Retreat or Ruth Ware's The Woman in Cabin 10 and One By One.