



Retreat
the clever, twisty rollercoaster thriller
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- Pre-Order
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- Expected 25 Mar 2025
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- £6.99
Publisher Description
'The Talented Mr Ripley meets How to Kill Your Family. Sharp, funny and has a twist you won't see coming' Eve Kellman
Even for a con artist, Liz is about to take things way, way too far . . .
Liz has always had a knack for charming people and gaining their trust. That's what makes her such a talented con artist. But lately the pressure's rising - Liz's past crimes have started snapping at her heels. So she leaps at the chance to escape to the Mexican coast to decorate a socialite's new villa, planning to lie low, enjoy paradise, and behave herself for once.
When Liz is mistaken for her absent employer, Isabelle, she can't help getting drawn into this glamorous seafront community. But dangerous secrets lurk beneath the surface, and it's not long before Liz realises that this time, she might be in over her head . . .
Spoiler: it's going to be carnage.
'Sexy, breakneck, full of surprises. A wild ride' Mary Kubica
'Try not to drop it in the pool at the jaw-dropping twist' Ellery Lloyd
'This book was a great read. Who doesn't love a well-written bad girl?' ***** Reader Review
'Razor-sharp' Wendy Walker
'This book was so much fun to read! One big twist and turn after another' ***** Reader Review
'A dynamite read' Rachel Sargeant
'A whirlwind. I read it over the course of a few hours' ***** Reader Review
'Seductive and satisfying' Vikki Patis
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Jessica Jones actor Ritter follows Bonfire with a lukewarm tale of scams, larceny, and murder among the mega-rich. While posing as an art consultant, fraudster Liz Dawson bumps into the glamorous Isabelle Beresford—wife of prominent venture capitalist Oliver—at a gallery opening in Chicago. The pair hits it off, and the next day, Isabelle offers Liz a job overseeing the installation of an artwork at her new villa in the wealthy community of Punta Mita, Mexico, while Isabelle remains stateside. Eager for an escape from the Midwestern winter, Liz agrees. When she arrives, her dark hair and green eyes get her mistaken for Isabelle, and she encourages the confusion, integrating herself with a clique of rich women whom she plans to fleece. Then two people close to Isabelle turn up dead, and Liz starts to worry she's being set up. Her plans are thrown into further chaos when the handsome brother of one of the victims arrives in Punta Mita, adding new layers to the question of who's deceiving whom. Ritter keeps things moving at an steady pace, but many of her plot twists are too predictable to shock. Suspense fans have plenty of better options.