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The Retreat

By: Mark Edwards
Narrated by: Simon Mattacks
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An Amazon Charts bestseller.

A missing child. A desperate mother. And a house full of secrets.

Two years ago, Julia lost her family in a tragic accident. Her husband drowned trying to save their daughter, Lily, in the river near their rural home. But the little girl’s body was never found—and Julia believes Lily is somehow still alive.

Alone and broke, Julia opens her house as a writers’ retreat. One of the first guests is Lucas, a horror novelist, who becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to Lily. But within days of his arrival, the peace of the retreat is shattered by a series of eerie events.

When Lucas’s investigation leads him and Julia into the woods, they discover a dark secret—a secret that someone will do anything to protect...

What really happened that day by the river? Why was Lily never found? And who, or what, is haunting the retreat?

From the bestselling author of Follow You Home and The Magpies comes his most terrifying novel yet.

©2018 Mark Edwards (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Mystery Private Investigators Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Exciting Scary

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I'm not usually a fan of this genre, and never heard of the author. As an impulse buy, I decided to give it a go, and I'm not disappointed.
The story is well written, and perfectly read. It will have you trying to play detective throughout.
I was so engrossed by it, that I missed my train stop whilst listening. Highly recommended

Gripping from beginning to end

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Very good book keeps you guessing nearly all the way through, enjoyed it very much!

Really good!

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Brilliant book and very well narrated. Good plot that kept you guessing till the end..

Excellent

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Thus story moved along at a good pace....with a sayisfying ending. The reader was excellent.

Good story and well read.

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good narrators, twist and tales, disturbing but realistic, kept me listening till the end! enjoy!

great characters

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This had been on my 'to listen to' pile for quite some time. Finally, I got round to listening, but felt a little underwhelmed once I'd finished.
It's an interesting enough story, but there was always a niggle in the back on my mind that things just happen to fall into place all too easily, and the ending just seems so unlikely.
That said, it was okay, and the narration was very accomplished.

Reasonably enjoyable...

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Read amazingly, couldn't stop listening! Great thriller would love to see it as a film!

amazing

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The story was highly unlikely but definitely suspenseful. Satisfying ending. The narrator did a good job (although I'm no expert on Welsh accents.)

Suspenseful

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enjoyed, maybe not as much as others by this author but still enjoyed, well read.

good

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Ain't heard a thriller that's kept me guessing right until the end & I still got it wrong, lol. Can't wait to see what else he has written. Enjoy people!!!

Twists Galore!

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