A deserted island, a vicious storm, a murderer amongst friends…

It was meant to be a fun reunion, a chance for six friends to reconnect and relive the adventures that brought them together in the first place. But from the moment they arrive on their island home for the weekend, Lyndsey, Sonia, Bobbie, Amanda, Juliet, and Val realise that their paradise is filled with peril, and there are consequences when you try to outrun the ghosts of your past.

As everything starts to fall apart, and the friends begin to turn against one another, deep, dark secrets are revealed, and an unimaginable horror is unleashed. They came seeking adventure, but now they’ll be lucky to leave with their lives…

Readers are loving The Weekend Escape:

‘It starts off with a bang and doesn’t stop till the bitter end…I couldn’t put it down and finished it in a few hours’ Sarah

‘Like the Agatha Christie And Then There Were None…a quick read with intriguing characters’ Brenda

‘Wow. I loved this novel…it’s a different novel amongst the others out there’ Manju

‘I loved this story…I consumed it in about two hours’ Lyn

The Weekend Escape by Rakie Bennett is a riveting psychological thriller that takes you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions. Set in a small, rural town, the mystery unfolds as the friends reunion turns into a nightmare, revealing deep-seated secrets and unleashing an unimaginable horror.

For fans of Sabine Durrant (Finders, Keepers), Tm Logan (The Mother), Charlotte Duckworth (The Rival), Carys Jones (We Are All Liars), and Michelle Frances (The Playground).

The Weekend Escape: The addictive and chilling new crime thriller

The Weekend Escape: The addictive and chilling new crime thriller