The Clinic: A Novel

by Cate Quinn

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728293981
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	01/23/2024
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 5.40(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

 Cate Quinn is a former journalist for The Guardian, The Times and The Mirror alongside many travel and lifestyle magazines. She is also the author of Black Widows and The Clinic. A travel journalist for ten years, Cate has called many countries home, but currently lives in Devon, England, with her beloved partner and two children.

Editorial Reviews

"A superior, creeping psychological thriller taunt with tension and drama." — The Seattle Times

"Let’s start with The Clinic itself, which is easily the creepiest setting for a suspense novel since the Overlook Hotel in Stephen King’s The Shining… The story is told in the first—person perspectives of two different narrators: the aforementioned Meg and Cara, the manager of The Clinic. As they alternate chapters, Quinn tightly ratchets up the suspense. And the big reveal? I never saw it coming." — BookPage

"The thorny relationship between two estranged sisters powers this atmospheric thriller...Quinn's fans will be rapt." — Publishers Weekly

"Hooks readers from the start and has twists and turns that will keep them guessing. Themes of addiction, trauma, and grief set this apart from other thrillers, and readers can sense Quinn's personal rehab experience, which she writes about in her acknowledgements...hard to put down." — Booklist

"Readers who enjoy suspense stories with characters who “go inside” institutions to investigate, such as Helen Fields’s The Institution, will enjoy this title." — Library Journal

"Twisty and riveting...[an] engrossing and unsettling thriller." — Mystery & Suspense magazine

"The Clinic drew me in from its tense first page and left me thinking long after I finished it. It's a twisty mystery with feeling that kept me turning the pages until well into the night." — Sara Ochs, author of The Resort

"A fast—paced, personal and twisty thriller that deals brilliantly with trauma and addiction while propelling us through the story. Loved it." — Anna Mazzola, bestselling author of The Unseeing, The Clockwork Girl and The House of Whispers

"The Clinic weaves moving portrayals of rehab into a twisty, beautifully written mystery. 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

"Asks whether the most dangerous secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves… Quinn, like an alchemist, managed to turn a dark period into page—turning gold." — Derek Farrell, author of the Danny Bird Mysteries.

"An absolutely propulsive read that grabbed me by the throat and never let go until the final page." — Cass Green, author of In a Cottage in a Wood

"With relentless writing and twists around every corner, Cate Quinn weaves a gripping mystery through the world of luxury rehab that will have you saying ‘one more chapter’ until you hit the final page. So be warned, once you step foot in The Clinic, the doors lock behind you." — Tony Wirt, author of Just Stay Away  

"I loved The Clinic… it has so many twists I nearly forgot I’ve been sober for nearly four years. And underneath the rollocking story, there’s a serious look at the nature of addiction and how it can tear lives apart." — Julia Crouch, author of The Daughters and The New Mother

"Set in the world of luxury rehab, this novel is punchy, pacy, and yes, completely addictive—a tense and twisty read." — Emma Kavanagh, author of The Missing Hours

"Cate Quinn's propulsive thriller, The Clinic, reads like an edge—of—your—seat page—turner, with clever twists and turns and redirections, all while taking place at an unconventional rehab clinic in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest coast, but at its core this is a haunting story of addiction, long—lasting trauma, and the power of transformative change—I absolutely loved it." — Ashley Tate, author of Twenty—Seven Minutes

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