An eerie, refurbished mansion, in a remote area of the Pacific Northwest, is the backdrop to Quinn's latest novel. The Clinic is a slow-burn mystery as Meg investigates the death of her sister in the facility. A addict herself, Meg must face her demons as she goes undercover to find out what's going on in the facility. This book is told from multiple points of view, Meg's and Cara's, the facilities operation manager.

The Clinic's walls hold secrets but someone doesn't want them out in the world, including the ones that haunt Meg's dreams. The novel deals in addiction and mental health in its atmospheric setting. The ending was a bit farfetched, but overall a good,fast-paced thriller.

Thank you, Sourcebooks Landmark.

The Clinic is a rehab facility for the rich and famous.

When Meg's actress sister, Haley, dies in the clinic, Meg checks herself in under cover to find out what happened. She does not believe the suicide findings.

The cover of the book sets the stage perfectly. A remote clinic with unique techniques, creepy staff and interesting residents.

I loved the setting, the quirky characters and the sense of foreboding throughout the story. I could not guess where this one was going.

A good read for anyone who loves a creepy, locked in vibe.

Thanks to netgalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for the arc.

When Meg’s famous sister Haley dies in rehab, she decides to investigate from the inside. It alternates between perspectives and it just went on a little too long for me. The cover is breathtaking through!

I received an advanced copy from netgalley in exchange for a review and opinions are my own.

A thriller that left me breathless to the last page.

So honored to have been given the eARC of this novel. From page one I was crashing through this fast paced mystery and sucked into the lives of the characters within.

Quinn is an incredible storyteller. Her use of short chapters and shifting character points of view gave this read a very movie-like feel. I could see this play out on the big screen effortlessly.

The location of the story- from the Clinic itself and the geography also felt like supporting characters in this story, aiding in the mood and feel of the book.

The afterwards speaks to the author writing this book sober, for the first time. I hope she realizes the incredible gifts she has uncovered in her writing with her journey.

Well worth your time to stop what you are doing and read this book.

Meg is working at a casino, tracking and finding cheaters, when she finds out about the death of her famous sister. Apparently, Haley was in rehab for drugs and took her own life, but Meg doesn’t buy it for a second. Dealing with her own addictions and PTSD, Meg goes to the clinic looking for answers about her sister’s death. “The Clinic” by Cate Quinn is a fast-paced thrill ride you won’t want to put down.

This book was one of those books that I couldn’t quite peg. I thought I knew what was going on, but I was never quite certain if I was right, or if I was as delusional as some of the characters. The Clinic is an interesting premise, because we assume the more you pay, the better your treatment, but there are also liabilities about getting the “Hollywood treatment.”

In the end, I enjoyed this thriller a lot. It had a quick pace that kept the story moving, and kept my interest throughout. Overall, a four star read for me.

Thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for the ARC in exchange for my honest review. This book comes out January 23rd!

Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for this DRC and the chance to offer my opinion on The Clinic by Cate Quinn.

This was a good solid read for me. Never having read a book by CQ prior, I had no idea what to expect. What I got was a kind of “locked door” mystery that I finished in about eight hours. Written from two differing points of view, those of Cara the clinic manager and Meg the sister of Hayley who had committed suicide while in the clinic for drug rehab. These chapters were short and switched with the ease of a traffic light. Never a doubt about who we were with at what time. Both building to a culmination that was well-crafted and surprising to me.

The large cast of characters, patients and staff, helped keep the story moving and made a great list of suspects. At the same time they were each uniquely written so that I never got confused or lost track of who was who. Very skillful! You won’t want to miss this book in the tradition of an Agatha Christie mystery.

I really enjoyed this thriller set in a rehab. The story did not give itself away and even when I suspected someone, new facts quickly came to light and changed my mind. I do wish the setting was a bit spookier to match the cover, but overall a good psychological thriller!

The Clinic
Cate Quinn
January 23, 2024

Meg grew up under the guidance of her sister Haley. Her mother was wealthy not a caring parent, in fact she did horrible things to her girls with verbal threats and physical punishment. Haley had quite the talent and began singing on stage at an early age in the Country Western front. When she went professional there was money, drinking and drugs. Meg went a different route and via a talented gentleman neighbor learned to play poker. She too found herself hiding in one casino or another to turn in the ‘bad guys’ in her job with security. In that came money, drinking and drugs.
The Clinic shows us a different side of treatment centers for addicts. The expensive out of the way rehab is for professionals only, who want no one to find them.
The Clinic will be published on January 23, 2024 by Sourcebooks. I read the ARC for Cate Quinn’s latest novel via NetGalley. It’s a long intricately woven tale of one sister’s search for who murdered her sister. It’s not a delicate read however a very suspenseful plot woven among the minds of six highly addicted entertainers who are on their last rehab run. I can see it on the best fiction reads for the winter, very well written, worth exploring.

I was pleasantly surprised by how much I ended up liking this book! Yes, it is long (448 pages!) and really could have been shortened a bit, but I was so immersed in the story and the characters that it didn’t bother me as much as it usually would. I loved Meg’s character and was rooting for her from the beginning. This was a 5 star read for me until the ending when things started to get a bit too unbelievable for me. I think fans of Stacy Willingham will enjoy this read!

Told from two different POVs this thriller will hook you from the start until the very end. Full of secrets and twists this was overall a fantastic thriller. Cate Quinn does a fantastic job taking the experience she had in rehab herself and turning it into an amazing book.


Thanks to Netgalley and SOURCEBOOKS Landmark, Sourcebooks Landmark for a digital ARC.

𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:
I had fun with this one, from the unreliable characters, to the spooky isolated setting of The Clinic which made for the perfect atmospheric setting. The only downside is that this book seemed way too long and drawn out, and I feel like it could have been cut down a lot. The first part of the book is really addicting and hard to put down, but it is also a slow build up. I really enjoyed the characters, Meg and Haley, who are estranged sisters. One of them suddenly dies while she is a patient at The Clinic, which is an isolated rehabilitation center in the Pacific Northwest, and the other sister goes undercover to The Clinic to investigate her sister’s death. The story flows back and fourth between multiple character POVs, but my favorite of them was Meg’s and her journey of growth.
This story was the definition of a psychological thriller! I really enjoyed the built up suspense and tension, the drama, characters, mystery, the unreliable narrators, the atmospheric setting, the short chapters, and the fun story line. The ending was fun and twisty, but I felt that it was a bit rushed & too unrealistic.
I think that the author did a fantastic job with tying in mental health awareness, struggles with addiction and recovery-as well as relating it to her own personal struggle (per the author’s acknowledgements)-this really made the story relatable & realistic.


𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞?
For anyone who enjoys an entertaining psychological thriller, isolated settings, and unreliable and sketchy characters should give this one a try!

𝐌𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️4/5

Would you check into rehab to investigate a sibling’s death? In The Clinic, Meg, who does have substance abuse issues checks into The Clinic after her sister dies/overdoses/commits suicide at the location.

Told in alternating perspectives with an unreliable narrator, The Clinic is a gripping whodunnit right from the start.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and publisher, for the chance to review an advance copy.

The Clinic was such an addictive, thought-provoking and intriguing mystery/thriller and I absolutely loved it! The short chapters made it a fast paced read. I loved the alternating POV and unreliable narrators as well. It was full of twists and turns and secrets that kept me hooked from the very first to the last page. The setting is atmospheric and stunning as depicted on the cover and I just loved everything about this book! This was my first book by Cate Quinn and I’m excited to read her others.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for my early digital copy for my honest thoughts and review!

My first thought after finishing this book was “whoa what did I just read” because I was genuinely shocked. The plot twist gave me full body chills and that isn’t something that happens often for me. After the reveal, I started thinking about what I had read before the twist and it all started clicking in my brain and made sense. I’m usually one to skip the acknowledgments, but I highly recommend reading that section in this one to get some insight on the author’s inspiration behind this book. Definitely recommend this one to anyone who enjoys thrillers!

✨ super short chapters
✨ “locked in” thriller - someone inside is a killer but no one knows who and everyone is a suspect
✨ how far someone will go to find the truth
✨ heavily focused on darker topics including addiction and trauma (check trigger warnings)
✨ multiple twists + one out there twist that requires suspension in belief
✨ dual POV

2.75 - trying a little too hard to be psychologically deep- missing the mark and ultimately distracting from the points of the book that were entertaining and fun.


Jumping into the novel, I immediately did not connect to the style of the prose. It felt a bit too rudimentary.

But by page 50 I had moved past those feeling and began to get really strapped into the story.

I found most of the journey to be fast paced and engaging- the book has short chapters and straight forward language.

There were so many things that I liked in the story- Meg is a great character with complicated problems. The setting of the story (a high end rehab for high profile clients) is well drawn and engaging. I had long periods reading this book where it felt unputdownable.

BUT… I’m sad to say that I felt the story really fell apart at the end.

Too much psychobabble exposition, requires a lot of suspension of belief and I really disliked the payoff of one of the main mysterious plot points.

I would definitely read more of Cate Quinn, I really enjoyed about 70% of the book- loved the journey once I got into it, but ultimately felt that the conclusion was trying to do too much. I would have loved for one or two plot points to be neatly wrapped verses the attempt hitting every point all over again at length.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

Wow, this book is a WILD ride! Meg enters an exclusive rehab clinic to investigate her sister’s recent death there. The other patients are an interesting mix of celebrities along with a crazy mix of staff members. This story is very unique and has lots of unexpected twists.

Thank you Netgalley, author, and publisher for the arc, in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 stars rounded up.

This is a murder mystery about two sisters that has a traumatic past. Haley that was famous that went into rehab, but died from an overdose. Meg is a gambler and an addict. Meg went undercover and checked herself into the clinic to figure out who murdered her sister.

The premise of the book was good, but I couldn't get into the characters. I only ended up liking Meg and her journey of figuring out the truth about Haley and also trying to fight her addiction and mental health.

I did like the twist and turns, but I felt the end didn't hit the way I wanted it to, Overall I did enjoy this quick read.

Overall it was a decent read. The ending really saved it for me. Parts of the beginning and middle seemed to just drag on with lots of fluff. At some points I was wondering why there were even two different point of views. But the author seemed to pull it together in the end.

The Clinic delivered on a mystery with creepy characters in a secluded area. The type of book you shouldn’t read late at night. Meg wasn’t creepy- just your average undercover gambler. But getting a message from your estranged sister, after she is declared dead. Creepy. Meg gets herself into the clinic her sister was attending when she died. The different characters in that building! I’m not sure which were creepier- the staff or the patients. So many twists and turns- right to the end. A great thriller.

This one was just okay for me. The premise made me want to read this, and the beginning had me hooked. But the middle dragged for me, making it hard to get through. The plot did pick up at the end, but I found the ending was anticlimatic. I also didn't care for many of the characters, except for Meg, she was the only one I was rooting for. This book had some good twists that I didn't see coming, while others were predictable. Overall, this was just okay.

Thank you NetGalley and Source Books for the ARC!