I’m not sure if it counts as a thriller but I’ll refer to it as one The way the author was able to keep the story interesting, suspenseful and thrilling with just one person (and a dog) for the most part is just amazing. It also felt sooo authentic! I never thought ‘hm, that doesn’t seem possible’ or ‘that injury couldn’t have had these effects’, etc. It felt very real, and on more than one account I asked myself how I would’ve dealt with a situation. If I could’ve handled it or not. It just felt so close to life that I actually don’t think you can read this without asking yourself whether or not you would be able to survive in those circumstances, and ponder some other hard moral questions. The storyline itself makes it feel wrong to say that I enjoyed reading the book, yet I did. The author’s style of writing was right up my alley and I read whenever I had a few minutes to spare - coffee brakes, lunch time, home after work. I can recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading mystery and/or thriller. Though I think it’s not too overbearing on the thriller side, so I think this could be a good book to get your toes in and test the waters (it’s not as cold as the lake in the story ).