Resort

De: Oli Isaac

Narrado por: Phia Saban, Daryl McCormack, Charlotte Ritchie, Firdous Bamji, Brandon Bassir, Raghad Chaar, Joseph Balderrama, Norah Lopez Holden

For fans of moody and escapist psychological thrillers such as Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley or the new Audible Original The Chateau, this is your next suspenseful listen.

Step into the hauntingly beautiful world of Resort by Oli Isaac–a fractured and surreal drama that blurs the lines between reality and illusion.

Clara, a mystery shopper scraping by in London, is a compulsive chameleon, more comfortable playing a role than she is in her own skin. A once-in-a-career opportunity to review a luxury resort pairs her with a faux fiancé—Avery—and introduces her to a rarefied world of wealth and reinvention. Amid seductive opulence and the shadows of past lies, Clara faces a chilling question: Can you ever truly escape yourself?

Starring Phia Saban (House of the Dragon), Daryl McCormack (Peaky Blinders, Bad Sisters), and Charlotte Ritchie (You), Resort is a slow-burn, mesmerizing audio experience across twelve chapters. Directed by Julia Head with sound design by Mikhail Fiksel, the team behind Massive.

Playwright Oli Isaac was awarded a commission through the Audible Emerging Playwrights Fund, an initiative dedicated to developing innovative original plays driven by language and voice. As an Audible-commissioned playwright, they received funding and creative support to develop Resort.

©2025 Oliver Smith (P)2025 AO Media, LLC.

A Promising Letdown

The description promises moody, escapism, mystery, and crime thriller; but, in my opinion, this story is a sad depiction of psychological disorder.

The soundtrack, especially at the end, is excellent but sounds very similar to that of the TV series Sirens. That said, it fits the scene perfectly.

I’m glad it was free

The performance was good. Sounds exactly like every other British narrator on this app. The story was almost nonsensical and you didn’t care about a single person in the story. If you liked The Stranger by Camus but wanted a worse story about a non-interesting person, this might be for you.

What is sanity…

This story has some very interesting characters and excellent narration too. This was a well written little story.

Kept me interested but also confused

Definitely kept me listening throughout but not sure how I feel about the ending. Overall it was a good listen. Just don’t love the loud sound effects and the ending leaving me feeling unsatisfied

Well produced and a nice attempt.

I'm not gonna give this a bad review. I understand what they were going for in this story. I've known people like the main character in my life. I believe if you did a second one where redemption is found. This would bring that all together. Still A Fun listen