The Retreat

They couldn't wait to stay here. An idyllic wellness retreat has opened on an island off the English coast, promising rest and relaxation. But the island--once the playground of a serial killer--is rumored to be cursed. But now they can't leave. A young woman is found dead below the yoga pavillion, but Detective Elin Warner soon learns the victim wasn't a guest--she wasn't meant to be on the island at all. When someone else drowns, Elin begins to suspect that there's nothing accidental about these deaths. 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.

Sarah Pearse grew up in Devon, England, and studied English literature and creative writing at the University of Warwick before completing a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism. The Sanatorium, her debut, was an instant New York Times bestseller and a #1 Sunday Times bestseller, and was selected as a Reese's Book Club Pick. The Retreat, her second novel, was also a New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller.