![]() Of course, the rumpled detective with a haggard past is a staple of a good mystery novel, but it’s done really well here and I like how it feels quite fresh – she’s a woman, she’s relatively young, she’d in a stable (albeit slightly disjointed) relationship and she knows she isn’t quite ready to be back at work after her ‘sabbatical’. She seems vulnerable and empathetic, and you can’t help but really get behind her. So much description and mystery surround this historical island, that we don’t need much more than that to have ourselves a story.Įlin is great, we root for her the whole time. The setting is a character in itself and very much makes the book what it is. We saw it in THE SANATORIUM and we are seeing it again with THE RETREAT. Sarah Pearse has a wonderful knack of creating this larger than life character out of her location. What follows is murder and mayhem, with guests at the island retreat seemingly dropping like flies and a haunted back story to the island, that just muddys the waters. A body has been discovered on a tiny island near her home and she’s been asked to check it out. ![]() Published by Transworld publishing 21st July 2022Įlin Warner is still having a hard time, and isn’t quite ready for the intense and consuming nature of her role as a police officer, when she is thrust back into the role with a bang. ![]()
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