Title: Retreat
Author: Krysten Ritten and (Cowriter) Lindsay Jamieson
Format: 🎧
Narrator: Krysten Ritter
Publisher: HarperAudio Adult/Harper Audio
Genre: Mystery, Women's Fiction
Pub Date: March 25, 2025
My Rating: 3 Stars
Pages: 336

Liz Dawson is a clever cons artist and good at being thief.
She has been hired as an art consultant by the wealthy Isabelle Beresford to do an art installation in her new villa in Punta Mita, Mexico.
(I just loved and enjoyed being transported to this luxurious, beautiful tropical place.)
Liz arrives at the villa several days before Isabelle and her husband Oliver. She cannot resist opening crates in the bedroom that surely contains Isabelle’s clothes. Liz discovers they are the same size. Not only similar in size but also in looks. Liz could pass for Isabelle’s doppelganger.
She slips not only into Isabelle’s clothes but her life as well. Thus the con begins.
The second half of the story is more mysteries.

Although I am a mystery fan and liked that part of this story, I was hopeful there would be more humor. To me Liz is unlikeable with her consistent unfiltered language.

Many reviewers mention they love actress Krysten Ritter so I know they will like this story.

I did enjoy reading Ms. Ritter’s “Acknowledgements!

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC!

This was great, the narrator was really effective and it was all in all a well thought out, fun, twisty book!

A twisty story about a serial con-woman who finds herself impersonating an heiress only to have the tables turn. When Liz goes from being the imposter to the one being hunted the stakes get higher than ever. This was just an okay read for me. I liked that the author narrated the book (I've always been a fan since her Veronica Mars days) but I found this a bit predictable and the big shock/twist didn't wow me much. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital and audio copy in exchange for my honest review.