But a look into the past history of the hotel leaves a dark and sinister aftertaste on Elin’s mind. There is something very alluring about this building, it was once a place where TB patients could receive essential medical treatment. But despite the unwelcome weather conditions, Elin is drawn to the stunning hotel establishment of Le Sommet. A storm is brewing over the hotel and it creates more stress for Elin, a woman already on the edge. Elin feels an immediate sense of unease due to the predicated weather conditions. But Elin and her brother are estranged, so this is not a welcome visit. We follow Elin, a detective taking a much-needed break from a recent case, as she comes to Le Sommet to celebrate her brother’s engagement. Located in the stunning but dangerous Swiss Alps region, this isolated hotel is the site for plenty of intrigue, past secrets and death. The reader is immediately plunged in the depths of a murky hotel establishment named Le Sommet. The Sanatorium is all about atmosphere and place. But danger lurks in the background, waiting to pounce on the unsuspecting visitors of Le Sommet. Once a notorious sanatorium designed to treat patients suffering from tuberculosis, Le Sommet is now a luxurious tourist retreat. Set in the snow-capped Swiss Alps, Le Sommet looms large over the icy landscape. It’s about the past, what the hotel used to be.Ī dark history, bone chilling events from the past, secrets, murder, revenge and deadly intent forms The Sanatorium, a debut novel by Sarah Pearse. And she’s the only one who could have warned them just how much danger they’re all in. With the storm cutting off access to and from the hotel, the longer Laure stays missing, the more the remaining guests start to panic.īut no-one has realized yet that another woman has gone missing. Though it’s beautiful, something about the hotel, recently converted from an abandoned sanatorium, makes her nervous – as does her brother, Isaac.Īnd when they wake the following morning to discover his fiancée Laure has vanished without a trace, Elin’s unease grows. But she’s taken time off from her job as a detective, so when she receives an invitation out of the blue to celebrate her estranged brother’s recent engagement, she has no choice but to accept.Īrriving in the midst of a threatening storm, Elin immediately feels on edge. ANYONE COULD BE NEXT.Īn imposing, isolated hotel, high up in the Swiss Alps, is the last place Elin Warner wants to be.

This is the chilling debut from the hottest new talent in crime fiction.ĮVERYONE’S IN DANGER. 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.

Genres: Fiction, Crime, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller

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