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 Public Lib.REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK | An instant New York Times bestseller! From dust jacket.Īthens Regional Library System: Athens-Clarke County LibraryĪthens Regional Library System: Lexington/Oglethorpe County LibraryĪthens Regional Library System: Royston LibraryĪthens Regional Library System: Watkinsville/Oconee County LibraryĪthens Regional Library System: Winterville LibraryĪugusta-Richmond County Public Library System: Appleby Branch LibraryĪugusta-Richmond County Public Library System: Augusta-Richmond Co. And she's the only one who could have warned them just how much danger they are all in. Elin is under pressure to find Laure, but no one has yet realized that another woman has gone missing.

With the storm closing off all access to the hotel, the longer Laure stays missing, the more the remaining guests start to panic. And when they wake the following morning to discover Laure is missing, Elin must trust her instincts if they hope to find her. Arriving in the midst of a threatening storm, Elin immediately feels on edge - there's something about the hotel that makes her nervous. 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. an imposing, isolated getaway spot in the Swiss Alps is the last place Elin Warner wants to be. Long plagued by troubling rumors, the former abandoned sanatorium has since been renovated into a five-star minimalist hotel. Half hidden by forest and overshadowed by threatening peaks, Le Sommet has always been a sinister place.

The sanatorium book cover