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The Sanatorium
- Narrated by: Gemma Whelan
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense
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At first glance they're magnificent, yet the more she looks, the more she realises how sinister the mountains appear: raw, jagged spikes. It's not hard to imagine, she thinks, looking out; this place somehow consuming someone, swallowing them whole.
An imposing, isolated hotel, high up in the Swiss Alps, is the last place Elin Warner wants to be. 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.
Arriving in the midst of a threatening storm, Elin immediately feels on edge. Though it's beautiful, something about the hotel, recently converted from an abandoned sanatorium, makes her nervous - as does her brother, Isaac.
And when they wake the following morning to discover his fiancée, Laure, has vanished without a trace, Elin's unease grows. With the storm cutting off access to and from the hotel, the longer Laure stays missing, the more the remaining guests start to panic.
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Critic Reviews
"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 best-selling author of The Thursday Murder Club)
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- Tulika mattoo
- 18-03-21
Exciting Read
This dark, suspenseful and chilling work is surprisingly Sarah Pearse’s debut novel. The Sanatorium is a crime mystery vividly set against the backdrop of the Swiss Alps, in a wonderfully eerie setting. Its sharp prose builds suspense through a series of twists that are crying out for a screen adaptation just for the sake of those beautiful natural wonders. Loved the beginning of the book. the way things were unfolding quickly led me to hope for a fantastic ending. However, it didn't go down as expected. Towards the end, it felt dragged and predictable. Given that it's Sarah's debut, I would definitely give her another chance with her next book. 3.5 stars from me.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-03-21
Good story with nail biting twist.
The story starts slow but picks up midway. Excellent who dunnit story with a disturbing background. Great narration.
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- Nicks
- 04-04-21
not too bad
Great story, good narration, OK writing. But a good thriller that keeps you guessing even if the writing is a bit limited at times.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-02-21
Wow! Brilliant!
So I saw this being talked about on Reese Witherspoons Instagram and as a crime thriller lover knew I had to try it! And it did not disappoint, with so many twists and turns it was impossible to know the outcome (like many crime thrillers nowadays) loved the story something I’ve not heard before and just loved it! Finished it in two days! Cannot wait for the next book! This was brilliant! 100% recommend!
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- Jpfreestyler
- 07-02-21
A must read top notch thriller
Wow - The Sanatorium is unputdownable. The description’s are sublime and paint such vivid pictures in my head of the settings and people. I honestly feel I am there sitting in the sanatoriom watching the events unfold. If you love a thriller this one is truly fantastic. So compelling with totally unexpected twists and turns, cleverly written.
I cannot wait to listen and read more from Sarah Pearse. Brilliantly narrated by Gemma Wheaton. This book has a cinematic quality to it and cannot wait to watch this as a film or mini series.
7 people found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 25-02-21
EXCELLENT
Loved this story. Had me hooked. Can't wait to read her next book. Hope it's soon!
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- M
- 28-02-21
Very Good
Ear bending Penguin clanging music as usual at the start and a few sound effects but, after that, an even pleasant voice narrating. Accents a bit dodgy in places but did not detract - German sounded more French! I am assuming the person following Elin on the funicular at the end of the story is Hayler. Who else could it be? I usually don't like my crime thriller detectives to have problems that detract from the chase, hope Elin loses Will who must make her feel very guilty about doing her job and lecturing her, so many detectives these days have emotional blocks or someone as a foil to their ambitions.
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- Kirsten
- 27-02-21
Somewhat disappointing
Not as good as I had hoped judging from the blurb. The plot was incoherent in places and the narrative lacked psychological credibility. Furthermore the male characters were nasty and unsympathetic, difficult to imagine the main character to have a relationship with such an unpleasant character and the brother was not much better.
3 people found this helpful
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- Christian Schuetterle
- 27-02-21
Great thriller for winter nights...
This was a great thriller for cold winter nights! The author managed to create an intricate story with great twists and turns. Hopefully, this will be the start of a great series!
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- Mr Thomas Munn
- 26-02-21
The sanitarium
A great book, thrilling story and keeps you guessing until the end. A tale within a tale.
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- Louise Roberts
- 16-02-21
Several beats pass..
A modern setting which is very well depicted and quite brilliant, a good winter read! Overall a good story but definitely drawn out, quite a bit of repition of the same phrases which started to distract a bit. Characters lacked depth.
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- Margarete
- 25-02-21
Started so well....
Thought I was going to love this book. The setting was so well described and very atmospheric. In fact I would say the Hotel was a character in its own right. However, the ending just defied logic. Extremely disappointed
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- Jo
- 16-02-21
The Sanatorium
Hmmm, overall I enjoyed this book. I just wasn’t very keen on the main character, I found her to be quite needy ( even though it’s explained why) and I thought she was a terrible detective!! She fell for every red herring or maybe the author just needs to tighten up her plots? I’d guessed way before she did who the killer was!
Overall I’d say not bad but needs work.
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- elizabeth b.
- 06-02-21
A snowball chance in hell
Long and convoluted story. I’m not sure who killed who nor do I care. Shame.
6 people found this helpful
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- Anonymous User
- 06-03-21
9 hours of my life I'll never get back
Oh this sounded so promising. And Reese had it as a bookclub pick. I did not like the narration at all, it was so bland. And the story was just contrived, with some character relationships really lacking in depth and leaving so many questions about how they got to be at the point they were. And the overall plot - just too unbelievable and pointless. I so wanted to like this and I had to bear through it all just to see if there was any point to it at the end. There wasn't. Don't waste a credit or your valuable time on this one.
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- mairead
- 02-03-21
Hard work
I really tried with this but it just got worse and worse. Would not recommend; convoluted and without charm.
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- Sydney Girl
- 18-04-21
Great idea but too long
There were so many red herrings, storylines and plot twists that I was exhausted and a bit bored by the time I was three quarters of the way through. I skipped a few chapters towards the end just to get through it. It’s a great mystery and the setting is magnificent, it just needed a good hard edit.
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- Ms
- 17-04-21
not bad
story was fairly good, but not particularly memorable. Narration quite good but as I said not q favourite I would recommend
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- Chris F.
- 14-04-21
great story
a nail bitting performance fr the author a real edge of your seat thriller a must read or listen
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- Anonymous User
- 13-04-21
Sadly Underwhelming
Although I enjoyed the story, it was written in a very repetitive manner. I found the continuous use of similar phrases and language, stagnant and at times boring. The story was interesting but a little to predictable. Overall would say it’s worth a read, but there are definitely other titles I would recommend over this one.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-04-21
Excellent thriller
This was a Fantastic read, with lots of twists and turns that will keep you guessing
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- Prufrock
- 08-04-21
Dreary and implausible
I am so so tired of the brilliant at work, but neurotic outside of it, female detective trope. As for the plot, implausible doesn’t begin to cover it.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-04-21
very enjoyable gripping story,
this would have to be one of the best stories I have ever listened to, suspense at every turn.