The pieces fall into place albeit very slowly because what a reader can spot a mile off, Elin can recognize it only when it is staring in her face **. I plodded through all the sibling – rivalry drama, the strained – relationship dramas, Elin ‘ s panic attacks and everything in between only with the hope that some pieces of the puzzle will fall into place thanks to Elin ‘ s efficient detective work.

Elin ‘ s detection skills are non – existent. That poor husband of Elin is concerned that her job will not be forever on hold – my only concern is that Elin ‘ s superiors do not get a wind of her functioning style in the Le Sommet case ( if they do, she can forget that she ever had a career as a police detective ). It is given to understand that our ” detective ” Elin is suffering from PTSD ( there are some hints about it being associated with a case she had last worked on ) and that she is on extended leave. After finishing this book ( finally ), I am still wondering even as I am writing this review if this the same book which had got such glowing reviews. I also understand that it was a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick. Sarah Pearse ‘ s debut has created a huge buzz on its release and the numerous glowing reviews from the blogging community made me pick up this one. And she ’ s the only one who could have warned them just how much danger they are all in. Įlin is under pressure to find Laure, but no one has realized yet that another woman has gone missing. With the storm closing off all access to the hotel, the longer Laure stays missing, the more the remaining guests start to panic. And when they wake the following morning to discover Laure is missing, Elin must trust her instincts if they hope to find her. Īrriving in the midst of a threatening storm, Elin immediately feels on edge – there ’ s something about the hotel that makes her nervous. 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. Īn imposing, isolated getaway spot high up in the Swiss Alps is the last place Elin Warner wants to be.

Long plagued by troubling rumors, the former abandoned sanatorium has since been renovated into a five-star minimalist hotel. Half – hidden by forest and overshadowed by threatening peaks, Le Sommet has always been a sinister place.

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