“Pearse not only creates believably fallible characters, she also vividly portrays the frigid landscape of Le Sommet buffeted by blizzards, and a chilling epilogue cries out for a sequel. This dark tale of family dynamics is sure to please suspense fans.” Readers will applaud as Elin, for all her anxieties, emerges as a competent sleuth. “Pearse’s engrossing debut boasts a highly atmospheric setting. . . .
Karen Dionne, #1 international bestselling author of The Wicked Sister Tense, claustrophobic, with a horrific connection between past and present that is utterly unpredictable-I loved this book!” Mesmerizing, lyrical prose contrasts starkly with the dark story events in this debut thriller set at a remote luxury hotel in the Swiss Alps. “Sarah Pearse’s The Sanatorium is a knockout. Richard Osman, international bestselling author of The Thursday Murder Club This spine-tingling, atmospheric thriller has it all: an eerie Alpine setting, sharp prose, and twists you’ll never see coming. “Pearse’s The Sanatorium will keep you checking over your shoulder. Lucy Foley, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Apartment “I absolutely loved The Sanatorium -it gave me all the wintry thrills and chills. If only Hitchcock were still around to film it.” “Creepy, deeply claustrophobic, mind-numbing, teasing, twists and turns galore, this book is a towering example of a masterful hand at work. “When guests at a five-star resort in the Alps disappear mid-blizzard, vacation’s over for detective Elin Warner. The winds are howling, the snow is pelting in every direction, there’s a missing person, and a dead body shows up!” You’re in a remote location-at a hotel-and there’s a snowstorm. “CHILLING! The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse is an eerie, atmospheric novel that had me completely on the edge of my seat.
And she's the only one who could have warned them just how much danger they are all in. With the storm closing off all access to the hotel, the longer Laure stays missing, the more the remaining guests start to panic.Įlin is under pressure to find Laure, but no one has realized yet that another woman has gone missing.
And when they wake the following morning to discover Laure is missing, Elin must trust her instincts if they hope to find her.
But Elin's taken time off from her job as a detective, so when her estranged brother, Isaac, and his fiancée, Laure, invite her to celebrate their engagement at the hotel, Elin really has no reason not to accept.Īrriving in the midst of a threatening storm, Elin immediately feels on edge-there's something about the hotel that makes her nervous. Long plagued by troubling rumors, the former abandoned sanatorium has since been renovated into a five-star minimalist hotel.Īn imposing, isolated getaway spot high up in the Swiss Alps is the last place Elin Warner wants to be. Half-hidden by forest and overshadowed by threatening peaks, Le Sommet has always been a sinister place. Sarah Pearse's next book, The Retreat, is forthcoming. “This spine-tingling, atmospheric thriller has it all… and twists you’ll never see coming.” -Richard Osman, New York Times bestselling author of The Thursday Murder Club “An eerie, atmospheric novel that had me completely on the edge of my seat.” -Reese Witherspoon REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK | An instant New York Times bestseller!
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