The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse
Order here from Amazon This was definitely a novel that hooked me from the beginning. I know I'm really into a book when I get annoyed at everyday life getting in the way of me sitting and reading! I had to wait an extra day this weekend to focus on the last hundred pages this morning and woke up early just to finish. I'll warn folks right now that there are some gruesome parts in the story. So if you have a queasy stomach you are forewarned. This novel takes place in the Swiss Alps at a new resort called Le Sommet. This resort is unusual in that it was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients back in the 1920-30's. Not a place I'd want to stay at, for sure. But it's been redone at great expense and is upscale luxury for those who want to ski or be pampered in the spa. Elin Warner has arrived with her boyfriend Will for an engagement part for her brother Isaac and his fiancé Laure. Elin is a mess. She's a police officer from En...