There was also an old boy’s school on the island which seems to have been the setting for some rather dark occurences and to top it all off there is a famous rock on the island that actually resembles the Grim Reaper. Violent murders were committed on the island a number of years ago, the murderer now behind bars. The Island itself also has a disturbing history.
It did beg the question for me though as to why all these adults would think it would be a good idea to spend time together like this when all they seem to do is backstab and bicker. It soon becomes evident that there’s a lot of history and bad feeling between the group and this certainly helps to paint them all in the role of suspect at certain points. To sum up there are three sisters and their spouses (although one of the sisters was prevented from attending due to work and also a cousin. I think one of my earliest, and clearest feelings was that at the start of the read quite a number of characters are introduced and personally I didn’t feel like they stood out well, for me they were a little confusingly similar. I’m not going to overly elaborate on the plot but instead give a recap of my various feelings throughout the read.
It appears to be a fairly clear cut case of accidental death except there are little irritating issues and these are compounded when a second death occurs. Elin is called to the island to investigate the death of a guest at the retreat. We once again follow Detective Elin Warner who is once again beset with personal issues as well as still struggling with a former incident at work. Here we have a rather exclusive retreat set on a small island (with something of a back history). The Retreat follows a very similar style to The Sanatorium. However, it was an entertaining read and I certainly didn’t struggle to complete it – just more that I was left feeling slightly dissatisfied and to be honest I had the same feeling at the conclusion of the Retreat.
I read The Sanatorium and it did give me certain issues. The Retreat is my second book by Sarah Pearse. My Five Word TL:DR Review : Unfortunately, Mixed Feelings for This
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