The Ice Retreat

Sinister, atmospheric and deliciously chilling - with a twist that made me gasp – Mark Edwards, author of The Darkest Water
Prepare for a heart-racing read with this brilliant thriller! * The Sun *
Queen of the chiller thriller – Veronica Henry, author of The Secret Beach
One of the most successful parts of the story is the illustration of how vulnerable people suffer chronic pain. An original and well-told tale * Daily Mail *
A breathtaking thriller with an evocative setting and some excellent twists - Ruth Kelly at her best. – Catherine Cooper, author of The Chateau
A haunting, hugely suspenseful and compulsive read, packed with action and intrigue, I raced through the pages, while the ending left me reeling! – A. A. Chaudhuri, author of Under Her Roof
Taking the oft-used ‘danger in a remote and isolated destination’ trope and then sending it nuclear, you won’t see the end of this one coming * Heat *
Ends with a fun helter-skelter race to the finish line and a great twist * Observer *
A heart pounding, chilling thriller with spine tingling twists. Hits the ground running and doesn’t stop until the final chapter – John Marrs, author of The Family Experiment
Ruth Kelly is my go-to for destination thrillers – Andrea Mara, author of No One Saw a Thing
A breathtaking thriller in an unusual setting with some incredible and unexpected events to shock the reader. This is an exhilarating read * The Mature Times *
Kelly keeps us guessing, masterfully building suspense which culminates in a shocking revelation and concludes with some thrilling action sequences … The Ice Retreat is a perfect escapist read for the holiday season * Crime Fiction Lover *
With a remote location inspired by the famed Piz Gloria in the Swiss Alps, The Ice Retreat is a sinister and suspenseful page-turner * Culturefly *

Ruth Kelly is a journalist who has ghosted a string of Sunday Times top ten bestsellers - most recently The Prison Doctor, which sold over 250,000 copies, and The Governor, which went straight in at number one on the Amazon charts. Her thriller The Escape was a Richard and Judy Book Club selection. She was inspired to write The Ice Retreat after visiting the famous Piz Gloria - a revolving restaurant high in the Swiss Alps - where they filmed James Bond’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Holiday destinations feature heavily in Ruth’s thriller writing having spent most of her life traveling and exploring the world. Her family relocated to Papua New Guinea when she was seven years old and the travel bug hasn’t let up since. The threat of what lies beneath the surface and the dichotomy of how paradise can also be hell fascinates Ruth. Making a destination a character in its own right - both a friend and an enemy, not someone to be trusted - is a thread explored throughout her writing.

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