The Clinic
A Novel
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3.9 • 85 Ratings
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
Her sister is dead. The clinic says suicide. She knows they’re lying.
From the author of Black Widows, The Clinic is a chilling psychological thriller where addiction, trauma, and sisterhood twist through a locked-room mystery. Perfect for fans of The Sanatorium, The Silent Patient, and Stacy Willingham, it’s a haunting descent into fractured memory, buried secrets, and the emotional cost of uncovering the truth.
When Meg’s estranged sister—a rising Hollywood star—dies at an elite rehab facility on the storm-lashed Oregon coast, the official story is suicide. But Meg is convinced there’s more to it. Haley had secrets, but surrender was never in her nature.
To expose what really happened, Meg checks into the clinic under a false name. But inside its isolated walls, Meg begins to unravel. The deeper she digs, the more her grip on reality falters—and the closer she gets to the truth her sister died trying to reveal.
Praise for The Clinic:
“With enigmatic characters and a vivid atmosphere, Cate Quinn delivers a pitch-perfect page-turner. I devoured it." ― R.J. Jacobs, author of This Is How We End Things
“Themes of addiction, trauma, and grief set this apart from other thrillers...hard to put down." ― Booklist
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The thorny relationship between two estranged sisters powers this atmospheric thriller from Quinn (Blood Sisters). Meg catches cheaters for an L.A. casino and spends the money she makes on her drug and alcohol habit. Meanwhile, her older sister, Haley—with whom Meg has long been out of touch—has become a famous actress, whose own substance problems have made her a tabloid fixture. Meg has just nabbed her latest mark when she learns that Hayley has committed suicide at "The Clinic," a luxury recovery center on the grounds of a former mansion on the Oregon coast. Refusing to believe her sister could kill herself, Meg checks herself into the Clinic in search of answers. As she learns of the patients' heavily restricted movements and devotion to the menacing Dr. Lutz, she uncovers a sinister conspiracy that reframes her understanding of her late sister. Quinn smartly rotates between Meg's viewpoint and that of Cara, a former L.A. hotel manager who was invited to manage the Clinic by an unknown recruiter ; though Cara is ancillary to the main plot, her insights into the Clinic's operations provide tension and dramatic irony. Quinn's fans will be rapt.
