I did however finish it because I wanted to know what happened and whether I was right about the mystery (I was), and I did like the ending. However, I couldn’t understand how the mother would force her daughter to go to a retreat that she believes killed Jenna.

This is an interesting story about Fran who wants to discover what happened to her sister a few years ago. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.Tom Wade, the now infamous man behind Soul Shrink Retreats, has just been released from prison after serving his sentence for the deaths of two people. This is the fourth book I’ve read by this author, and the last two have been brilliant, so I’m disappointed to report that this one missed the mark for me, with an implausible yet tedious plot, twists that have been done to death, too much ridiculous drama and completely unbelievable character behaviour. She works hard to manage their ruined reputation but it’s not gonna be so easy and her lovely husband is not such a good help when he’s still stuck with the memories of Jenna. I thought this was a successful use of a dual timeline, because I felt like even if the story had been told completely linearly, it still would have been a compelling thriller.

After his release his cash strapped wife goads him into holding another retreat again, this time in Wales. A lot of people aren't who or what they appear to be (highly improbable, I know, but fun) and there are many hidden agendas.They might have found a way to cover up your sister's murder but they're not going to intimidate me into letting this drop. There are also too many secondary characters, most of whom are decidedly herring-shaped and a suspicious red colour. Her Last Holiday is a non-stop drama thriller set on an island retreat where the protagonist, Fran, tries to discover the secrets of her sister's disappearance.