The Retreat

4 Stars


Murders or Accidents? Suspenseful, and keeps the pages turning.

An Island with lore of bad things happening, with a new hotel retreat to bring guests in. Guest are disappearing and Detective Elin is on the case with her new partner Steed.

I liked this part way more than the first book. But still there were a lot of things that just annoyed me. I feel that my eye twitched every time the Elin thought that there is just something familiar about something, she just couldn't place it.

Thank you to the publisher Penguin, the author Sarah Pearse and Netgalley for a review e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

I was so excited to read the next instalment in the DS Elin Warner series. I adored The Sanatorium with its cold setting and the creepy haunted building. This second book has a similar structure with murders occurring in an isolated wellness retreat during a hot summer. The rock that is built on the island ( reapers rock