The Retreat: The new top ten Sunday Times bestseller from the author of The Sanatorium (Detective Elin Warner Series Book 2)

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The CSI team thinks the time of death was early in the morning. Steed is rattled and tells Elin he had a family member die in a similar way. Deliciously paced with rich worldbuilding, The Retreat teems with questionable motives, unspoken frustrations, and hair-raising cliffhangers. Pearse’s latest thriller is a reminder that beneath the glimmering exterior of the places and people we love, vengeance often lurks. I absolutely could not put this book down!” Another quality that Pearse wants an aspiring author to have is perseverance. In her childhood days, Pearse was a huge fan of Shirley Hughes and her book called Dogger was her most favorite. The two people who have inspired Pearse the most are her mother and grandmother. Both of them were funny and kind human beings and taught her important lessons about life. Pearse’s mother was particularly instrumental in helping her develop her creative brain and imaginative powers. She likes to give credit for everything she has achieved in her life to her.

The lab finds powder around Bea’s mouth and Elin remembers that she also noticed it around Seth’s. The lab thinks it’s limestone from a quarry.But there shouldn’t be anything too traumatizing in the latest case she’s caught, out at an island retreat off the South Devon coast where she lives. Never mind that her fiance Will designed the resort, or that his sister Farrah is a manager there. A young woman, seemingly inebriated, has fallen off a cliffside. CCTV shows that it was likely accidental, but the more Elin investigates, the less sure she is that it wasn’t murder. There’s something about this island that feels deeply off, a feeling that’s affirmed for her by the resort employee who originally discovered the woman’s body: Hana just hasn’t been the same since the death of her beloved husband. While some members of her family think the trip will be a good distraction for her, others are more accepting of and patient with her grief. But as more and more of her party start dying, and a storm begins to bear down on the island, Hana must rouse herself to cooperate with Elin’s investigation while attempting to grapple with her own unresolved emotions in the face of so much new and unrelenting trauma.

Elin swims over to the island and hears a gunshot. The guests have barricaded themselves in the lodge and she can’t get inside. Haha finally someone has some sense! We all fancy a spa break don't we? Well don't include me after reading this book. It had me hooked from start to finish.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ We all fancy a spa break don't we? Well don't include me after reading this book. It had me hooked from start to finish.' *****

Unsettling, unnerving and unforgettable. The Retreat is the kind of creepy, atmospheric thriller that burrows deep beneath your skin until the chilling climax.” Sarah Pearse is a Sunday Times and NY Times bestselling author hailing from Devon, England. She is popular for writing mystery, crime fiction, thriller, suspense, horror, and adult fiction stories. Pearse is particularly well known for her debut book, The Sanatorium. This 2021 book has already become successful worldwide and established Pearse as a noteworthy new author. Readers from across the globe have become her fan and are now eagerly waiting for the release of her next book. Many critics believe that a new gem has arrived in the publishing world in the form of Pearse and they look forward to reading many more of her exciting works. Author Pearse is happily married and lives in south Devon with her loving husband and their two beautiful daughters. Her house is located near the sea, which gives her an excellent atmosphere to work on her novels. Hana sees the crowd at the yoga pavilion and is alarmed to sees her sister Bea’s very distinctive wrap in a plastic bag. In addition, one of Christie’s most famous books, And Then There Were None, takes place on an (imaginary) island, Soldier’s Island, off the Devon coast. Is The Retreat a nod to that book? Let me know what you think! I definitely see some Christie influences, like a character who is not who they seem to be, and a character who sneakily hides their crime amidst some other chaos.