AN OLD SANATORIUM. ONE TERRIFYING MURDER. FOUR SUSPECTS. AND A CASE THAT NEVER CLOSED...ONE OF THE FINEST CRIME WRITERS IN THE WORLD TODAY DAILY MAILA knowing unnerving mystery The TimesSuperbly told and packed with subtle nods to crime writers of the past this is exquisite delicate storytelling Daily MailWELCOME TO THE SANATORIUMHigh up in the mountains stands a sanatorium. Once a hospital dedicated to treating tuberculosis it now sits haunted by the ghosts of its past.One wing of the hospital remains open and houses six employees the caretaker two doctors two nurses and a young research assistant.Despite the wards closing decades ago they remain at the hospital to conduct research. But the cold corridors draughty windows and echoey halls are constant reminders of the buildings dark history.When one of the nurses Yrsa is found brutally murdered they discover that death has never left this place and neither did its secrets. None can escape this terrifying legacy.Despite just four suspects the case is never solved and remains open for two decades. Until a young criminologist named Helgi Reykdal attempts to finally lay the ghosts of the hospitals past to rest . . .Praise for Ragnar JonassonIs this the best crime writer in the world today The TimesAn automatic mustread for me Lee ChildA compelling voice in crime fiction Clare MackintoshA great writer Harlan Coben