And when they wake the following morning to discover Laure is missing, Elin must trust her instincts if they hope to find her. 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.Īrriving in the midst of a threatening storm, Elin immediately feels on edge-there's something about the hotel that makes her nervous. 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. I just felt that there was something missing with the execution and even though there is a second book I wouldn’t spend money on it.'An eerie, atmospheric novel that had me completely on the edge of my seat.' -Reese Witherspoon The idea of a killer on the loose inside a hotel with a bunch of captive potential victims who are unable to leave or receive aide from police due to a snowstorm, is a good one. There really wasn’t much here to hold my attention and the only reason I managed to finish this book was due to the fact that I didn’t want to feel like I wasted my $15. There were murders but the end reveal of the killer was a bit lackluster as was the explanation of the motives behind the murders. I was expecting something darker and much more creative. And I think this is why I was unable to enjoy the novel. Much to my dismay, not one ghost or unholy spirit showed up to possess anyone and try to force them to axe murder a family member. There was nothing supernatural taking place in this book. Unfortunately the only comparison to “The Shinning” that I could see was that the book took place in a hotel and there was a snowstorm outside. This cover made some bold claims and said that the book was comparable to Stephen King’s classic “The Shinning.” This was high praise for me and the snow covered ominous looking hotel on the cover seemed to suggest it was full of dark secrets. I finally tried something outside the realm of fantasy and science fiction and recently picked up “Sanatorium” by Sarah Pearse.

The sanatorium review