Sometimes the hardest role to play is yourself.
When actress Joey Darling agrees to help an old friend infiltrate a self-help retreat with high-profile participants, she expects the usual Hollywood nonsense: overpriced seminars, questionable life coaches, heavy doses of mumbo jumbo, and maybe some dodgy juice cleanses. What she doesn't expect is to find herself trapped at a beachfront mansion surviving on meals so small they take a magnifying glass to find, watching identities go up in flames, and enduring brutal trust exercises better designed for Navy SEALs.
As those who dare to resist start disappearing, Joey wonders if the only thing being transformed at this retreat is participants’ life expectancy—and possibly their bank accounts. To survive, Joey must channel her inner TV detective. But with no scriptwriter to save the day, no phone, no car keys, and no decent coffee in sight, can she improvise and solve the case before the final curtain falls?
When actress Joey Darling agrees to help an old friend infiltrate a self-help retreat with high-profile participants, she expects the usual Hollywood nonsense: overpriced seminars, questionable life coaches, heavy doses of mumbo jumbo, and maybe some dodgy juice cleanses. What she doesn't expect is to find herself trapped at a beachfront mansion surviving on meals so small they take a magnifying glass to find, watching identities go up in flames, and enduring brutal trust exercises better designed for Navy SEALs.
As those who dare to resist start disappearing, Joey wonders if the only thing being transformed at this retreat is participants’ life expectancy—and possibly their bank accounts. To survive, Joey must channel her inner TV detective. But with no scriptwriter to save the day, no phone, no car keys, and no decent coffee in sight, can she improvise and solve the case before the final curtain falls?
MY THOUGHTS
A friend asks Joey to help investigate a possible cult. They go to a retreat the organization is holding, and things take a dangerous turn! There are strange mishaps, missing people, dangerous trust exercises, and, to top it all off, a mysterious death! This might be Joey's most high-risk case yet!
While this book features Joey’s typical humor and shenanigans, there is also a fair amount of suspense and even a bit of a psychological thriller aspect to it. My anxiety was definitely high while I was reading this story.
It can be read as a standalone, so if you’re new to the series, you can dive in here. Be prepared to want to devour the previous books, though! They’re all so good! I can't recommend it highly enough!
FIVE STARS
Cults can be scary! I'm just sad my library doesn't have any of these books. They do sound fun.
ReplyDeleteThat's a bummer! Maybe they'll get the series one of these days. It's a lot of fun. I think you'd enjoy it. :D
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