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The Ice Retreat
- Author
- Ruth Kelly
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 21 November 2024
- Run Time
- 11 hours 7 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Psychological thriller, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Narrative theme: sense of place
- Rating
- 3.0 (1 review)
What to expect
A multi-cast performance, starring Polly Edsell, Daphne Kouma, Alex Wingfield
From bestselling author Ruth Kelly, The Ice Retreat is a spine-tingling thriller set in the world of controversial wellness treatments. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and Sarah Pearse.
HEALER?
Meet Hollie Jenson, presenter of the smash-hit docu-series Bad Medicine, which exposes the perils of extreme therapies. Her next target: a new retreat run by wellness guru Ariel Rose, who claims to have discovered the secret to healing pain through her three-day ice rebirth treatment.
LIAR?
Acting on a mother's plea to find her son, who vanished soon after his stay, Hollie ventures into the Swiss mountains where the retreat occupies a former observatory. There she will search for the boy, and hopes to expose Ariel as the charlatan she believes her to be.
KILLER?
As the isolation of the valley sets in, Hollie finds herself in an increasingly dangerous situation. There is much more to the retreat than meets the eye, and she must confront explosive secrets from her own past if she is to ever make it out alive . . .
'Queen of the chilling thriller' - Veronica Henry, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Impulse Purchase
'A breathtaking thriller with an evocative setting and some excellent twists - Ruth Kelly at her best' – Catherine Cooper, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalet
Praise for Ruth Kelly:
'Sinister, atmospheric and deliciously chilling - with a twist that made me gasp' – Mark Edwards, bestselling author of The Darkest Water
'Deliciously addictive' - TM Logan, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Daughter
'A great thriller writer' - John Marrs, Sunday Times bestselling author of What Lies Between Us
'Beautifully paced and darkly twisted' - Katy Brent, bestselling author of How To Kill Men and Get Away With It
'THE thriller you need to read this winter!' - Sara Ochs, author of The Resort
'Addictive' - Woman's Weekly
'Original and well-told' - Daily Mail
'Tantalizing twists' - Heat
Critics Review
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Sinister, atmospheric and deliciously chilling - with a twist that made me gasp
Mark Edwards, author of The Darkest Water
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Prepare for a heart-racing read with this brilliant thriller!
The Sun
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Queen of the chiller thriller
Veronica Henry, author of The Secret Beach
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One of the most successful parts of the story is the illustration of how vulnerable people suffer chronic pain. An original and well-told tale
Daily Mail
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A breathtaking thriller with an evocative setting and some excellent twists - Ruth Kelly at her best.
Catherine Cooper, author of The Chateau
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A haunting, hugely suspenseful and compulsive read, packed with action and intrigue, I raced through the pages, while the ending left me reeling!
A. A. Chaudhuri, author of Under Her Roof
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Taking the oft-used 'danger in a remote and isolated destination' trope and then sending it nuclear, you won't see the end of this one coming
Heat
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Ends with a fun helter-skelter race to the finish line and a great twist
Observer
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A heart pounding, chilling thriller with spine tingling twists. Hits the ground running and doesn't stop until the final chapter
John Marrs, author of The Family Experiment
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Ruth Kelly is my go-to for destination thrillers
Andrea Mara, author of No One Saw a Thing
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A breathtaking thriller in an unusual setting with some incredible and unexpected events to shock the reader. This is an exhilarating read
The Mature Times
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Kelly keeps us guessing, masterfully building suspense which culminates in a shocking revelation and concludes with some thrilling action sequences . . . The Ice Retreat is a perfect escapist read for the holiday season
Crime Fiction Lover
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With a remote location inspired by the famed Piz Gloria in the Swiss Alps, The Ice Retreat is a sinister and suspenseful page-turner
Culturefly
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Details
- Author
- Ruth Kelly
- Narrator
- Polly Edsell, Daphne Kouma, Alex Wingfield
- Duration
- 11 hours 7 minutes
- Release Date
- 21 November 2024
- ISBN
- 9781035025411
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Psychological thriller, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Narrative theme: sense of place
- Rating
- 3.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
A multi-cast performance, starring Polly Edsell, Daphne Kouma, Alex WingfieldFrom bestselling author Ruth Kelly, The Ice Retreat is a spine-tingling thriller set in the world of controversial wellness treatments. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and Sarah Pearse.HEALER?Meet Hollie Jenson, presenter of the smash-hit docu-series Bad Medicine, which exposes the perils of extreme therapies. Her next target: a new retreat run by wellness guru Ariel Rose, who claims to have discovered the secret to healing pain through her three-day ice rebirth treatment.LIAR?Acting on a mother's plea to find her son, who vanished soon after his stay, Hollie ventures into the Swiss mountains where the retreat occupies a former observatory. There she will search for the boy, and hopes to expose Ariel as the charlatan she believes her to be.KILLER?As the isolation of the valley sets in, Hollie finds herself in an increasingly dangerous situation. There is much more to the retreat than meets the eye, and she must confront explosive secrets from her own past if she is to ever make it out alive . . .'Queen of the chilling thriller' - Veronica Henry, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Impulse Purchase'A breathtaking thriller with an evocative setting and some excellent twists - Ruth Kelly at her best' – Catherine Cooper, Sunday Times bestselling author of The ChaletPraise for Ruth Kelly:'Sinister, atmospheric and deliciously chilling - with a twist that made me gasp' – Mark Edwards, bestselling author of The Darkest Water'Deliciously addictive' - TM Logan, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Daughter'A great thriller writer' - John Marrs, Sunday Times bestselling author of What Lies Between Us'Beautifully paced and darkly twisted' - Katy Brent, bestselling author of How To Kill Men and Get Away With It'THE thriller you need to read this winter!' - Sara Ochs, author of The Resort'Addictive' - Woman's Weekly'Original and well-told' - Daily Mail'Tantalizing twists' - Heat
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