The Possessors Author:John Christopher The scene is an Alpine skiing chalet, a small and isolated hotel run by a pleasant English couple... — But an avalanche suddenly cuts the chalet off from the surrounding worrld, and the little group of strangers is faced with the prospect of complete isolation. A child dies under mysterious circumstances. His body disappears. Is he really dead... more »? He must be, for one of the guests is a docotr and examined the body. But IS he?« less