by
Rumaan Alam
published in
2020
Andrew C says:
This strangers-at-an-Airbnb-during-the-(maybe)-apocalypse stunner conjures fight-or-flight intensity, bizarre imagery and achingly personal dilemmas.
Sheltering in a New York beach house with a couple that has taken refuge during a massive blackout, a family struggles for information about the power failure while wondering if the isolated property is actually safe.