The Perfect Getaway

By: Kiersten Modglin

Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann, Janina Edwards

Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

It was the trip of a lifetime…until someone ended up dead.

When four couples receive invitations to try out a luxury island resort, they are excited for a week of relaxation and reconnecting.

For some, it’s the honeymoon they never had the chance to take.For others, it’s a last-ditch attempt to save their crumbling marriage.

But when one of the group members ends up dead on the night of a terrible storm, what was once a paradise soon becomes a prison.

Trapped on the island with no cell phone service and no means of escape, the couples fear the worst. What exactly happened to their friend? And could they be next?

Determined to learn the truth, the couples search for answers, but only discover more secrets. Friendships, loyalties, and marriages are put to the ultimate test as they grapple to decide who to trust and who could be a threat.

Will they make it off the island? Or will the perfect getaway turn into their last?

©2022 Kiersten Modglin (P)2022 Podium Audio

Even more suspenseful and sinister!

I read this twisty thriller months ago and it's one of my favorite KMOD books. Listening to this audiobook added an extra layer of sinister. There was an added amount of suspense I hadn't read originally. I knew what was going to happen and I was still on the edge of my seat, eagerly listening to each chapter. The narrator's did an excellent job with this one!

Grab this book

Excellent new plot. Well developed characters. Many surprises. I loved this book and you will too!

Another Great One By Kiersten

Loved it! Great narrator choices! The 1st few chapters were confusing, trying to remember the characters, but as the story progressed, I knew them all and understood the importance of the character introductions. The twists , the surprises and the ending made up for what I considered a slow beginning. Awesome book!

Good plot but...

I almost gave up half way through the book. The characters were too introspective and their feelings and questions were repeated over and over again. When a character asks himself/herself the same question 5 times in 2 minutes , it's too much. The friendships are interesting and from the beginning we feel that some things are left unsaid about those relationships. As the story progresses, the unspoken tension uncoils and you realize that perhaps things are not as they seem. You are led on different paths, thinking you know what is happening only to find out...you are going in the wrong direction. Once I found out what the secrets were, I really wondered why they were kept as secrets for years. They did not seem to rise to the level of earth shattering. The island as a setting is great for the mystery. The characters are likeable and mostly relatable. The friendships leave you wanting lifelong friends. Ending is satisfying but not mid boggling. Overall good plot and good narrator.

Hard to follow

Not a bad storyline, just too hard to keep up with the characters. Up until the end I was confused about who the couples were.

Loved it!!

My first book by Kiersten Modglin and it was excellent! Grabbed my interest the first chapter. Listened to it straight through all the twists and turns right to an ending I didn’t see coming.

No predicting the ending

I loved loved the book. Had my jaw dropped in shock a few times! I would definitely recommend this book

Another Drama Marketed As A Thriller

The Perfect Getaway by Kiersten Modglin
7h 32m narrated by Gary Tiedemann and Janina Edwards, 312 pages

Genre: Mystery, Thriller > Mystery Thriller, Psychological Thriller; Suspense, Contemporary

Featuring: Couples Trip, Caribbean, Multiple POVs, Influencer, Secrets

Rating as a movie: R for adult content

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️😕

My thoughts: 📱18% 1:23:54 Ch. 10 - I don't know if it's the narrator but Natasha is hilarious. So far I'm loving it. Many of the characters sound similar so it's hard to keep up with who's who.
📱38% 2:54:12 Ch.18 - It's hard to learn all of the characters since the narrators use the same voices for them during their POVs. I know they are capable of using other voices because they sometimes use them when they are saying the other characters' lines, but the main voices are all the same. Then the narrator (book) says, "it's the last night they'll all be alive" at dinner, but here we are the next night, after dinner, after bedtime, and everyone is still alive. 😏🤨😒🙄😕 I don't even know how to feel about it.
📱47% 3:25:48 somewhere in Ch. 20 - I suspected early on who was going to die and I was right. Still waiting for the chill factor.

I'm getting really tired of these Suspense Dramas being labeled as Thrillers, especially as Psychological Thrillers. At this point, it's just a marketing ploy. This one was more drama than suspense. It started okay but went downhill by the halfway point.

Recommend to others?: Maybe, if you like drama, sure; if you're looking for a thriller, skip.

Quick & Captivating Mystery

I love Kiersten Modglin mysteries and this one doesn’t disappoint. At the beginning it took me some time to keep all of the characters straight but once I had them down, it was just as I’d hoped. It was hard to put this audiobook down.

Good whodunit

I felt it was a good thriller. It kept me guessing up to the end.