

Read moreĪ seriously sinister setting, an incredible sense of place and a twisty, unpredictable plot combine to make an utterly terrifying read.

***** 'Sarah Pearse wastes no time in ramping up the tension and is clearly destined to be a master of this genre.'ĭon't miss The Retreat, the addictive new thriller from the global bestselling author of The Sanatorium. ***** 'Imagine a universe where Agatha Christie and Stephen King collaborated on a book.' ***** 'Thrilling, chilling - a tingles down my spine type of read.' 'A chillingly vivid thriller in a fantastic setting.' T. 'A menacing, creepy debut echoes of Hitchcock and du Maurier.' Daily Mail

'I absolutely loved The Sanatorium - it gave me all the wintry thrills and chills.' Lucy Foley 'One of the best books of 2021 guaranteed to give you goosebumps.' Woman & Home ' The Sanatorium is an absolutely splendid Gothic thriller.' A. Everyone's in danger - and anyone could be next. With access to the hotel cut off, the guests begin to panic.īut this is only the first disappearance. And things only get worse when they wake the next morning to find her brother's fiancée is missing. But her estranged brother has invited her there for his engagement party, and she feels she has no choice but to accept.Īrriving in the midst of a threatening storm, Elin immediately feels on edge. *COLD AS ICE AWARD WINNER AT 2022 DEAD GOOD READERS AWARDS*Ī beautiful, eerie hotel in the Swiss Alps, recently converted from an abandoned sanatorium, is the last place Detective Elin Warner wants to be. *CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2022 FINGERPRINT AWARDS*

'An eerie, atmospheric novel that had me completely on the edge of my seat.' Reese Witherspoon This spine-tingling, atmospheric thriller has it all: an eerie Alpine setting, sharp prose, and twists you'll never see coming. ' The Sanatorium will keep you checking over your shoulder. An instant #1 Sunday Times bestseller, it was picked as Waterstones Thriller of the Month. The breakout bestselling crime thriller debut of 2021, The Sanatorium published with rave endorsements from Richard Osman, Lucy Foley and A J Finn.
