Retreat

A Novel

De: Krysten Ritter

Narrado por: Krysten Ritter

A beautiful con artist insinuates herself into a wealthy socialite’s life . . . with deadly consequences, in this serpentine thriller about identity and obsession, from—and narrated by—actress, director and bestselling author Krysten Ritter.

Liz Dawson weaves through a crowd with the ease of a tropical breeze, moving seamlessly through elite circles, sparking instant connections and making every new acquaintance feel like an intimate friend. She’s clever, smooth, and confident—qualities that make her a brilliant serial con artist.

Isabelle Beresford is strikingly beautiful, obscenely wealthy, and the new owner of Casa Esmerelda, a fabulous villa on the Mexican coast—attributes that make her the perfect mark. When she offers Liz a job handling the installation of a piece of art in her otherwise vacant home, Liz can’t resist the allure of a beach retreat. She longs for a reset, a chance to finally shed the grip of her addiction to the conning game.

But when Liz, with her lush dark hair and intense green eyes, is mistaken for Isabelle herself, Liz can’t help effortlessly slipping into the socialite’s identity. The transition is so easeful, it almost feels like fate. But just who is Isabelle Beresford really, and why does she seem to have abandoned this stunning life of hers?

As Liz insinuates herself deeper into the dazzling—and deceptive—world of the Punta Mita resort community, she draws closer to the dangers surrounding the real Isabelle. Dangers that may have already ensnared Liz, too. This might not be the con of her life—but the con that ends it.

Well worth your time and money

I wouldn’t say I never saw the twist coming. You read enough of these books and you can usually figure it out at some point. But it was well written, the narrator was great. Didn’t put on silly voices for each of the characters, which I always appreciate. Fun read, intelligent writing, keeps you engaged for the duration!

Good thriller

I liked the premise and set up of the story. The ending felt mostly satisfying but left me weirded out by the main perpetrator acting on immature impulses, which, I guess, is a characteristic of murderers.
The narrator did not vary voice much from character to character which sometimes made it hard to figure out who’s talking in a dialogue or differentiate between words vs thoughts.

Very good twists

I loved her first book and this was great too. I will continue to read what she writes.

clever

Well told. Not a lot of filler pages. A great setting, plot, and conclusion. Recommended.

Narration is great

Characters are very interesting well written. I think there could have been less characters seemed redundant. Story was good and ending closed up everything nicely