The Writers Retreat

**The Writers Retreat by Victoria Brownlee** is an atmospheric mystery thriller that drops you into a sunlit Provençal writers’ retreat where envy, ambition and secrets simmer just beneath the lavender-scented calm. If you love locked-room style suspense with sharp character dynamics, this one is made for late-night reading.

Bestselling Australian author Kat Hale arrives in the South of France desperate to finish her difficult second novel and hide from the noise back home. The retreat’s glamorous host, celebrated writer Helen Thorne, seems to offer exactly the solitude Kat needs—until small inconsistencies begin to snag at the edges of the story everyone’s telling. As Kat watches the group, studies Helen’s carefully curated persona, and starts asking questions, the line between craft and real-life manipulation grows dangerously thin.

Perfect for readers who enjoyed Anna Downes, contemporary whodunnits, and twisty psychological suspense in an evocative European setting.

Step inside the retreat and see what’s really being written between the lines.