The Getaway (by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen)
This is my first time reading a book by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I picked up The Getaway from one of Audible’s amazing offers awhile ago. Kate Mara’s narration made for a fantastic listening experience!
Chloe, a former press secretary, recently lost her job when her boss lost a reelection campaign. She is enticed for a weekend getaway by a flier posted at her yoga studio advertising organic meals on a private lakefront property. The offer looks incredibly inviting for a restorative weekend. Chloe immediately begins to experience some red flags when another guest doesn’t show up at the pick-up location, and there are no other guests when she is escorted to the property. Well, one other guest does eventually show up, and that’s when things really start to get creepy!
I’m so glad I never attended a weekend retreat like this one! The suspenseful build-up in this story was perfect. With a listening time of just over two hours, the story was well executed. I generally have a hard time liking short stories, but I loved this one. It was the perfect length to set the scene, introduce the characters, and start creating the mystery. I like how the story was initially told from Chloe’s perspective, and then it began rotating between her and the other guest, Helen. The entire story was extremely clever!
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