The rock on the cliff above, the island’s namesake, is casting them in shadow, but Ollie can see right away that this person isn’t from camp. But almost instantly, he comes to a halt, a cloud of dried soil and leaves kicking into the air.Ī movement: someone stepping out from the tangle of branches. Ollie freezes for a moment, but instinct kicks in: he lurches into action, pivoting toward her. Laughing, she’d walked a few feet away, carefully positioned herself so Ollie could see only the sandy tips of her white pumps, the thin trail of wet already winding through the dusty floor. Half an hour and three beers since they’d snuck away from the camp for some time alone, and she couldn’t hold it any longer: ‘Don’t look at me like that, it’s your fault for bringing so many cans. He told her to wait.īut Thea had insisted. She should have waited until they got back to camp. The sound isn’t human it’s high-pitched and desperate, the kind of scream that turns your stomach inside out, makes your ears burn. Thea’s scream rips through the clearing, startling the birds from the trees in a flurry of flapping wings.
Read on for the first chapter of The Retreat by Sarah Pearse! In the meantime, we hope you enjoy your stay… As soon as the weather clears, we will arrange boats to take you back to the mainland. Stick together and please ignore any rumours you might have heard about the island and its history. We believe her death was a tragic accident, though DS Elin Warner has arrived on the island to investigate.Ī storm has been forecast, but do not panic. A woman’s body has been found at the bottom of the cliff beneath the yoga pavilion.
This is a warning for all our guests at the wellness retreat. The Retreat is the atmospheric new thriller from Sarah Pearse, bestselling author of Reese Witherspoon book club pick The Sanatorium.
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