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Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Published: January 23, 2024
Summary:
From the critically acclaimed author of Black Widows comes a thriller set in a remote rehab clinic on the Pacific Northwest coast, in which the death of a woman inside prompts her sister to enter the clinic as a patient in order to find the truth. Perfect for fans of Stacy Willingham and Tarryn Fisher!
Meg works for a casino in LA, catching cheaters and popping a few too many pain pills to cope, following a far different path than her sister Haley, a famous actress. But suddenly reports surface of Haley dying at the remote rehab facility where she had been forced to go to get her addictions under control.
There are whispers of suicide, but Meg can’t believe it. She decides that the best way to find out what happened to her sister is to check in herself – to investigate what really happened from the inside.
Battling her own addictions and figuring out the truth will be much more difficult than she imagined, far away from friends, family – and anyone who could help her.
My thoughts:
This is the first book I’ve read by Cate Quinn but it certainly will not be the last. Immediately upon finishing this one, I added her other books to my tbr and hope to get to them soon.
While this book is thiccck, I found once I started reading it, I flew through it in a matter of hours! The story just drew me in and I found I could not tear myself away. Not only is it fast-paced and completely atmospheric, but the short chapters just beg you to keep reading. The clinic itself, set on the Pacific Northwest Coast, is as much a character here as everyone else, with its isolated location. And as for the actual cast of characters we meet, they will really keep you guessing as to who can be trusted. Between all the secrets and lies, I didn’t know what to believe.
I loved the complicated sister angle and how we see that affect Meg’s actions throughout the story. Having sisters myself, I always love seeing this play out in stories. And of course, finding out that this book was inspired by the author’s own experience at rehab made this book stand out even more. It gave it that personal touch and boy did I tear up reading her own story – be sure to check out the link the author gives.
I cannot recommend this one enough and am very excited to dive into Quinn’s backlist!
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