Gabriel Bergmoser, author of explosive bestselling thriller The Hunted returns with a suspenseful new standalone thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat.
An isolated, empty ski resort in the off-season. A woman who doesn't want to be found. A man who may not be who he appears to be. It's a game of cat and mouse - with deadly consequences.On the run from a controlling husband and his underworld associates in Melbourne, Charlotte has adopted a new identity and found a job as an off-season caretaker in a tiny, deserted Alpine resort. Some dangerous people are looking for Charlotte and so she's lying low, tending to the lodges, safe in her solitude, but jumping every time a floor creaks or the wind whistles through the empty corridors of the deserted lodges. She's trying to convince herself she's safe, that she got away. But then strange things start happening around the resort. And Charlotte starts to realise that every escape route she has is being sealed, off one by one.From the master of propulsive, page-turning storytelling, Gabriel Bergmoser, The Caretaker will have readers second-guessing themselves at every turn. What's real and what isn't? Who's dangerous and who isn't? And who will survive? A menacing, nailbiting cat and mouse psychological thriller.PRAISE FOR THE INHERITANCE'A heroine you can't look away from, pure thrills and wallop, wilder and gamier than your average Aussie noir, this is fierce storytelling.' Kyle Perry, bestselling author of The Bluffs'The Inheritance captures the pedal-to-the-metal pace and thrills of Bergmoser's first book, but adds a more substantial plot and richer characters. The story unfolds quickly, and it swiftly builds to an explosive climax. A ferocious tale.' Canberra WeeklyPRAISE FOR THE HUNTED'This slice of outback noir is ... at once exhilarating, gleefully vicious and totally race-to-the-finish-line unputdownable.' The Observer'An audacious walk on the wildest side of outback noir ... a vivid thriller.' Sydney Morning Herald'A perfectly paced, thrilling read with an unrelenting sense of dread and menace ' Books+Publishing
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This is a gripping psychological thriller by best selling author Gabriel Bergmoser. On the run from her controlling husband, Charlotte takes adopts a new identity as the caretaker of a small alpine resort. Soon she realises that all exits to the the resort are slowly getting closed off! - Katelyn (QBD)
Guest, 04/08/2023
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An unpredictable thrill ride, full of twists, turns and excitment. A must read for lovers of the genre or anyone looking for an exciting read. - Joseph (QBD)
Guest, 03/08/2023
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"The Caretaker" by Gabriel Bergmoser is an un-put-downable thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. With its well-crafted plot, intense atmosphere, and compelling characters, this book delivers a gripping reading experience. Bergmoser's writing style is fast-paced and engrossing, making "The Caretaker" a must-read for fans of suspenseful and chilling stories. - Kori (QBD)
Guest, 03/08/2023
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This aussie psychological thriller will hook you on the first page. Bergmoser reads like Jane Harper meets Stephen King - Abbey (QBD)
Guest, 02/08/2023
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If you loved The Shining you'll love The Caretaker! Charlotte is confident that she has found a place that no-one will find her. She is confident that her husband and his underworld affiliates of Melbourne have lost her track. Or so she keeps telling herself. But when her safe space starts to feel off, Charlotte has to question if her worst fears have come true. This is a must read!! - Chelsea (QBD)
Guest, 02/08/2023
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You don't want to miss this!! Gabriel Bergmoser's latest is the perfect blend of mind blowing twists and edge of your seat thrills.
A woman on the run from her Drug Lord Husband; she thinks she's finally safe, but is she....??? - Caisee (QBD)
Guest, 02/08/2023
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Charlotte lives life looking over her shoulder. She has escaped her abusive ex-husband and underworld figure, Dominic, and fled to the Australian Alps to work as a caretaker at an alpine resort during the off-season. When strange occurrences start to block routes off the mountain, Charlotte finds herself in a deadly game of cat and mouse with no escape. A twisting crime that you can't put down! - John (QBD)
Guest, 02/08/2023
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The Caretaker is the best thriller of the year thus far! A truly gripping read, echoing The Shining without the supernatural elements. You won't want to be home alone at night after reading this one. - Luke (QBD)
Guest, 02/08/2023
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A fast past thriller that you won’t want to put down. From a wonderful Australian author, I loved the game of cat and mouse in this book. A woman on the run from her past, is hired as a caretaker of a ski lodge. When strange and mysterious things start happening around her, she begins to realize her past is about to come back and haunt her. Fans of James Patterson and David Baldacci will love this - Amanda (QBD)
Guest, 02/08/2023
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In this perfectly paced thriller, Charlotte has fled from her controlling husband and is on the run from the police and her former life in Melbourne. She takes up a job as caretaker in a remote ski resort in the off-season.
The story is told as a now and then narrative, building the tension until the two collide leaving you on the edge of your seat from the first page until the last. - Alison (QBD)
Guest, 02/08/2023
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On the run from her controlling husband Charlotte thinks she has found the perfect placewhere she can stop looking over her shoulder. But the isolation of the off season ski resort means there isn't anyone she can turn to when those looking for her start closing in. Gabriel Bergmoser's newest thriller plays a dangerous game of cat and mouse leaving you breathless as the walls slowly close in. - Paige (QBD)
Guest, 01/08/2023
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In The Caretaker we follow Charlotte, a woman desperate to hide her identity at an isolated ski lodge. Despite her best efforts, someone seems to have found her - and now all her escape routes and protective traps are vanishing one after another. Bergmoser is an expert at suspense, and The Caretaker is no exception. Thrilling and unnerving, this is sure to to keep fans hanging on every last word! - Kiara (QBD)
Guest, 01/08/2023
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Keep's you on the edge wanting more. A woman on the run in fear for her life, an isolated off season ski resort, a strange but friendly man who claims to be a writer, and some very bad men with guns. Charlotte’s past and the events that got her into this mess are gradually revealed and as you learn more you can’t help siding with her even though she knowingly made a lot of wrong choices. - Dakoda (QBD)
Guest, 01/08/2023
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Terrified and on the run, Charlotte is desperate for a new start far from the dangers of her old life in Melbourne. Taking refugee in an almost abandoned ski lodge seems the way to go until one too many unexpected guests bring Charlottes' past closer than she would like. Bergmoser creates an unputdownable psychological thriller which will leave you on the edge of your seat until the vey last word. - Imogen (QBD)
Guest, 31/07/2023
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Tired of drifting between towns, Charlotte takes sanctuary at a ski resort as a caretaker. Flashing between the past and present, we find out how she became the hunted in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. Going from her life as a writing student to hiding from the police and criminal underworld, this suspense filled read will have you on the edge of your seat as Charlotte tries to stay alive. - Tabetha (QBD)
Guest, 31/07/2023
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A woman in hiding. A man who's not what he seems. A game of cat and mouse - with deadly consequences. Gabriel Bergmoser is back with an edge of your seat crime thriller that will have you guessing and gasping at every turn! - Christopher (QBD)
Guest, 31/07/2023
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For fans fo Gone Girl, Girl on the Train and The Guest List, The Caretaker follows Charlotte as she desperately tries to convince herself she has outrun her past. Until the ski lodge she works at becomes the playground for her newest psychological torture, is any of it real? and will she make it out alive? - Paige (QBD)
Guest, 30/07/2023
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A lonely ski lodge next to a small town in the off season is the perfect place to hide. At least, that's what Charlotte thinks when she accepts the role of caretaker at a small and lonely ski lodge under a false name. Little did she know that the perfect hiding spot attracts more than desperate individuals hiding from their past.
Gabriel's lastest book is a thriller in every sense of the word; dread will pool in your stomach and neck hairs will prickle with every turn of the page. - Katie (QBD)
Guest, 27/07/2023
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This suspenseful psychological thriller leaves you looking at your doors and double checking your locks.
The secrets, the lies, the paranoia. This unsettling novel with its non-chronological timeline, throwing you from then to now leaves you completely in the dark.
Hair raising and unable to pinpoint what exactly is amiss makes you look over your own shoulder. - Andrea (QBD)
Guest, 24/07/2023
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A psychological thriller by Gabriel Bergmoser that follows the story of Charlotte, a woman on the run from her past full of dangerous people. Isolated and alone as an off-season caretaker of a ski resort, she finds herself the closest to peace she has ever come but when strange things start to happen around the resort she finds herself riddled with paranoia as she realises she's not alone. - Jessica (QBD)
Guest, 23/07/2023
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This book feels like you're watching over your shoulder waiting for something to go wrong. Charlotte is running from her troubled past, and is desperate to hide in the isolated Caretaker role. Of course history catches up with her, and the heart racing action doesn't let up! That eerie, edge of your seat feeling blasts through the whole book in this Aussie crime thriller! - Megan (QBD)
Guest, 21/07/2023
