The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse (Bantam, £12. It would look great in a limited TV series on a streaming platform. The writer spent part of her twenties there and she evokes a breathtaking view of snow-covered mountain ranges seen through the sparkling windows of a high-end accommodation that most of us could never see the inside of. Le Sommet is a fictional luxury hotel converted from an abandoned sanatorium high in the real Alpine municipality of Crans-Montana. What Pearse absolutely has going for her is an incredible setting. It’s like Christie got distracted by a Resident Evil video game while pottering with Poirot.

But smashing that with ultra-violent torture scenes carried out by a gas mask-wearing villain can sometimes be jarring. The Sanatorium is the first in Pearse’s forthcoming Detective Elin Warner series.

The enforced mixing of the super-rich with the middle and lower classes is straight out of any number of Christie books. Pearse lives in Devon, the writing home of Agatha Christie, so she can be forgiven for taking a little influence from her. Elin discovering the real story behind her younger brother’s death forces her to confront some uncomfortable truths. Do you think the choice of a female detective as the protagonist is important to the novel and the themes it covers 6. David Baldacci, 1 New York Times bestselling author of Long Shadows They couldn’t wait to stay here. There are several strong female characters within the novel.

New West End Company BRANDPOST | PAID CONTENT From the New York Times bestselling author of The Sanatorium,a Reese’s Book Club pick, here, Detective Elin Warner uncovers the truth behind the suspicious deaths on a stunning island getaway The suspense inexorably builds to a stunning climax.Thought it seemed a bit rushed and as I read on another forum, I’m not a fan of when they just explain everything at the end, it’s better when there’s clues as to the reason they are doing what they are doing. If it’s set up for another book about her I don’t think il bother. Other theory was that it was the guy from the Hayler case she was working on but again, why would he be stalking her? which I just think is a bit daft, like how would she not notice him following her? I came on here to create this same thread, just finished this last night and was very unsatisfied with the ending! Just came completely out of the blue! I read some other forums and I think the popular opinion is that it was Isaac and he had in fact liked Sam and was now after Elin.

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