A review by cara
The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

promising premise that just fell pretty flat for me. the main character wasn’t a terribly good detective given that’s supposedly her profession - especially that she finally figures out who the killer is by

sniffing a mask very deeply and picking up a whiff of chlorine?? 

frequently clunky writing too, that often tells rather than shows, e.g.

when Lucas is being confronted about being silent after witnessing his sister’s rape, his reaction is described and then it’s something like “Elin can tell he feels guilty”. have more faith in your writing ability and your reader’s literacy skills!

I was intrigued and enjoying it initially, though, and the suspense at a key point around the middle of the book was great - it’s just a shame that for me, it lacked that same tension in the ending