High in the Swiss Alps, a luxury hotel opens in what was once a sanatorium, but the new design can't hide the building's dark history for long . . . This is the chilling debut from the hottest new talent in crime fiction.
Sarah Pearse lives by the sea in South Devon with her husband and
two daughters. She studied English and Creative Writing at the
University of Warwick and worked in Brand PR for a variety of
households brands before following her passion for writing.
Her experiences living in the Swiss Alps in her early twenties
inspired her acclaimed debut novel, The Sanatorium, which was an
instant No.1 Sunday Times and New York Times Top Ten bestseller in
hardback, and a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick.
Her eagerly anticipated second thriller, The Retreat, published in
July 2022 and became an instant Sunday Times and New York Times
bestseller.
You can find Sarah on Twitter @SarahVPearse and Instagram
@sarahpearseauthor
Pearse's The Sanatorium will keep you checking over your shoulder.
This spine-tingling, atmospheric thriller has it all: an eerie
Alpine setting, sharp prose, and twists you'll never see coming. A
must-read.
*Richard Osman, internationally bestselling author of THE THURSDAY
MURDER CLUB*
Dark, suspenseful and downright chilling, The Sanatorium is a
triumph. Vividly set against the backdrop of the Swiss Alps, it had
me on the edge of my seat from the first page. Pearse's writing is
sublime. What a talent! Pearse has a big future ahead of her.
*Sally Hepworth, author of THE MOTHER-IN-LAW*
The Sanatorium is an absolutely splendid Gothic thriller - gracious
in its nods to the classic locked-room mystery, yet bold enough to
burst out of that room through the window. Pearse writes prose
fresh and crisp as Swiss Alp powder, and her characters fascinate
even as their numbers dwindle.
*A. J. Finn, bestselling author of THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW*
The Sanatorium is definitely a debut novel to watch out for. Wow,
what a chilling read! One of the creepiest thrillers I've ever
read. So atmospheric, clever and compulsive. LOVED it!
*Claire Douglas, author of LOCAL GIRL MISSING*
Creepy, deeply claustrophobic, mind-numbing, teasing, twists and
turns galore, this book is a towering example of a masterful hand
at work. If only Hitchcock were still around to film it.
*David Baldacci, internationally bestselling author of MERCY*
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