The Getaway: BRAND NEW from Rona Halsall for 2025! A pulses racing, twisty psychological thriller

Don't miss the BRAND NEW utterly gripping thriller from bestseller Rona HalsallThe most twisty psychological thriller of the summer, guaranteed to leave readers’ pulses racing. Perfect for fans of K.L. Slater, Claire Douglas, and Freida McFadden ☀️📚 Would you swap houses – and lives – with a stranger? 👀

Maddie and her long-term boyfriend, Tom, dream of a life living and working abroad, though right now they’re settling for a lovely vacation in the sunny European beach town.

When Maddie is befriended by a lovely-seeming couple, who are living the digital nomad lifestyle, they make her an offer that feels hard to refuse…

Swap houses, swap lives – just for a couple of weeks - and see if living abroad is a lifestyle that would really suit them.

But as soon as they’ve handed keys over to their home in London, it becomes clear the couple aren’t who they’d seemed to be. And Maddie and Tom’s dream getaway is about to become a nightmare they could never have imagined… Bestselling authors love Rona Halsall: ‘Wow. Wow. Wow. A fantastic read. Just my sort of thriller. Twisty, moved along apace, and I was desperate to see how it would play out… Amazing.’ Diana Wilkinson

‘A thrillingly twisty rollercoaster of a read!’ Valerie Keogh

‘OMG THIS BOOK!!! What a rollercoaster of a read! From the very first page… I was drawn into Anna’s story and couldn’t wait to get to the heart-pounding ending. A masterful and twisty tale. I literally had no idea who to trust and who to fear until the very end – I was suspicious of everyone. Just my kind of book! A psychological thriller that’ll keep you up late – guaranteed!’ Samantha Hayes

‘Unputdownable… literally. I shouldn’t have started it because that was my afternoon gone! A really gripping read, I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough and now my brain is scrambled…{::}The twists just keep rolling.’ Karen King

‘A gripping, fast-paced thriller that ramps up the tension with every chapter… A twisted game of cat and mouse in which everyone has something to hide. Shut your door and turn off your phone – you won’t want to put this book down until you’ve reached the end!’ AJ McDine

‘Wow – what a totally gripping thriller. I was on the edge of my seat!’ Ruby Speechley

‘A twisty, thrill-filled game of cat and mouse!’ Victoria Jenkins

‘Twists and turns aplenty! Psychological thriller fans will definitely not be disappointed!’ L.H. Stacey

‘This tale of revenge kept me turning the pages!’ Keri Beevis Readers are completely gripped too! ‘Rona Halsall reminded me so much of Freida McFadden!’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘WOW WOW WOW I absolutely loved this book… Brilliant and the twists you would never guess!’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Wow… So{::}many twists and turns that made me devour this book in one sitting! Wow… what an ending – really wasn’t expecting it!’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘One of those books where you need to make sure your free for a few hours cause once you start you won’t be able to put it down… I loved the many twists and turns throughout and WOW the ending was amazing… A fantastic thriller.’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

© 2025 Boldwood Books (Audiobook): 9781836031253

Release date

Audiobook: 25 July 2025