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The Weekend Escape
- Author
- Rakie Bennett
- Narrator
- Sarah Lambie
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 8 October 2021
- Run Time
- 10 hours 17 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
It was meant to be a fun reunion, a chance for six friends to reconnect and relive the adventures that brought them together in the first place. But from the moment they arrive on their island home for the weekend, Lyndsey, Sonia, Bobbie, Amanda, Juliet, and Val realise that their paradise is filled with peril, and there are consequences when you try to outrun the ghosts of your past.
As everything starts to fall apart, and the friends begin to turn against one another, deep, dark secrets are revealed, and an unimaginable horror is unleashed. They came seeking adventure, but now they’ll be lucky to leave with their lives…
Readers are loving The Weekend Escape:‘It starts off with a bang and doesn’t stop till the bitter end…I couldn’t put it down and finished it in a few hours’ Sarah
‘Like the Agatha Christie And Then There Were None…a quick read with intriguing characters’ Brenda
‘Wow. I loved this novel…it’s a different novel amongst the others out there’ Manju
‘I loved this story…I consumed it in about two hours’ Lyn
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“This was quite the page turner. Only took me a few hours to finish… Can't wait to read more from Rachel. She's a wonderful author.”
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“Great book, haven’t wanted to put it down! Definitely stayed up way too late reading this enthralling read.”
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“A wonderfully atmospheric read.”
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“I read it in one day! I’d recommend Little Girls Tell Tales to those who like slow-burning suspense novels rather than the high-octane, big-twist version”
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“This book is a slow burn full of subtle twists and social commentary… Bennett's prose is beautiful and descriptive, and the characters are realistic and likeable… anyone looking for complex family drama, well-thought out mystery, this is the book for you. A beautiful read with a satisfying conclusion.”
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Details
- Author
- Rakie Bennett
- Narrator
- Sarah Lambie
- Duration
- 10 hours 17 minutes
- Release Date
- 8 October 2021
- ISBN
- 9780008501808
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Psychological thriller, Narrative theme: sense of place
Synopsis
A deserted island, a vicious storm, a murderer amongst friends… It was meant to be a fun reunion, a chance for six friends to reconnect and relive the adventures that brought them together in the first place. But from the moment they arrive on their island home for the weekend, Lyndsey, Sonia, Bobbie, Amanda, Juliet, and Val realise that their paradise is filled with peril, and there are consequences when you try to outrun the ghosts of your past. As everything starts to fall apart, and the friends begin to turn against one another, deep, dark secrets are revealed, and an unimaginable horror is unleashed. They came seeking adventure, but now they’ll be lucky to leave with their lives… Readers are loving The Weekend Escape: ‘It starts off with a bang and doesn’t stop till the bitter end…I couldn’t put it down and finished it in a few hours’ Sarah ‘Like the Agatha Christie And Then There Were None…a quick read with intriguing characters’ Brenda ‘Wow. I loved this novel…it’s a different novel amongst the others out there’ Manju ‘I loved this story…I consumed it in about two hours’ Lyn
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