I was excited to feel the atmosphere of this mysterious island. The start of the book begins with two deaths happening quite early on, but they both happen abruptly without enough time spent on character or setting for them to have any impact. Sadly, nothing improved for me with The Retreat. I personally found it a mixed bag of brilliant and average, but I hoped this second book would work out the kinks of a debut book, so I was still really excited to give it a read. And although it was a hugely popular book, especially when those yellow spredges came out, it was still quite a divisive thriller. If you didn’t read The Sanatorium last year, then I don’t know where you’ve been hiding.

Rating: Thank you to NetGalley for a free advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Staff believe her death was a tragic accident, but DS Elin Warner has arrived on the island to investigate. Set to be released on 21st July, The Retreat by Sarah Pearse is the second book in the Detective Elin Warner series is set on a wellness retreat known as Reaper’s Rock where a woman’s body has been found at the bottom of the cliff beneath the yoga pavilion. But someone’s here for revenge.“Most are here to recharge and refresh. But why would someone target the guests at this luxury resort? Elin must find the killer-before the island’s history starts to repeat itself. And when someone else drowns in a diving incident, Elin begins to suspect that there’s nothing accidental about these deaths.

The longer Elin stays, the more secrets she uncovers. But Detective Elin Warner soon learns the victim wasn’t a guest-she wasn’t meant to be on the island at all. Once the playground of a serial killer, it’s rumored to be cursed.Ī young woman is found dead below the yoga pavilion in what seems to be a tragic fall.

David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Long ShadowsĪn idyllic wellness retreat has opened on an island off the English coast, promising rest and relaxation-but the island itself, known locally as Reaper’s Rock, has a dark past. “The suspense inexorably builds to a stunning climax.” From the New York Times bestselling author of The Sanatorium, a Reese’s Book Club pick, here, Detective Elin Warner uncovers the truth behind the suspicious deaths on a stunning island getaway

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