When Meg learns that her older sister Hayley died in rehab, she leaves her undercover job in a casino to infiltrate the rehab facility to uncover what really happened.

Meanwhile, Cara is hired as a manager in the same rehab facility and the more she learns about the place, the more secrets she uncovers.

Told from both perspectives, the story unfolds, though I enjoyed Meg’s chapters so much more because of what is at stake for her.

Meg is an addict herself and she puts herself in a place that could try to help her, though that is NOT her objective. She just wants to know what happened to her famous starlet sister. She gets more than she bargains for though, when she grows close to the other patients, inadvertently learning more about the facility and herself in the process.

I thought this was so well written. I enjoyed the care and time the author put into writing about addiction and trauma response. It hit close to home for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebook Landmark for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.


I thought this book started off a little slow in comparison to similar titles. However, you will become totally entwined in this story which will take you on a wild ride. I love the elements of mental health and addiction inside this psychological thriller. A lot of psychological thrillers recently have felt very cookie cutter/copy and paste with the same setting, same generic plot, boring characters, and predictable twists. I’m comparison, The Clinic felt so much more developed. I didn’t like or connect with any of the characters but they still weren’t boring.

Overall I enjoyed this book and will recommend to my fellow psychological thriller lovers.

4 stars

This is one of those wonderful times when you CAN judge a book by its creepy cover!

Meg and Cara share perspectives in this sinister and twisty rehab-centered thriller, which starts off with a real bang: a prologue featuring a character's death (from the victim's perspective). Readers learn quickly that the person who was perhaps murdered in the prologue is Meg's semi-estranged sister, Haley. For obvious reasons, Meg has a lot of questions and disbelief surrounding Haley's alleged suicide (which is how it's being billed publicly), so she decides to take matters into her own hands and covertly head to this rehab herself. Since Meg seems about two wild nights away from donning a Winehouse beehive, she makes for a messy, unreliable but strangely likeable character. Reading from her perspective is a lot of fun, even when the material is tough. Cara is in a completely different role: an administrative one at the clinic. She has her own dramatic past, but it feels like more of a kitschy mention than an essential plot point by the end. Though she's not the most exciting character, her sense of right and wrong really offsets the other characters who live in grey areas, and she also brings a sense of reality into a space where only bizarre situations occur. These two are an ideal pair in terms of perspective and narration.

I strongly recommend reading nothing at all about this book because - like most thrillers/mysteries - the fun is in finding out what the heck is going on with these folks. Though I did feel like the ending was a bit too drawn out, the ride overall is an exciting one. I wasn't let down at all by making this a creepy October read.

Readers who are sensitive to addiction-related content should be mindful of the fact that this is set in a rehab and bad people abound. Expect different kinds of sabotage, gaslighting, relapsing, withdrawals, and much more. Oh, and I've yet to meet the trauma-free addict, so be mindful of these mentions, too.

If this all sounds doable for you, snap up this one. It's a twisty ride with layered, un/reliable characters getting up to some truly wild antics.

first off, the cover!! just wow, that first drew my attention and then of course the title.... I can't ever pass up a title that has anything to do with some sort of treatment with patients/clients hehe. Gives me creepy and spooky vibes. Also the kindle version says 320 pages, but this felt SOO much longer than that. It's set up to have 2 POVs between the Clinic's manager (Cara) and Megan. Very short chapters with (over 100 chapters in this ARC) which I don't mind because at points I was flying through the chapters.

Biggest Trigger Warnings: drug use & suicide

I really enjoyed this book from start to finish! It hooks and grabs you from the first page and made you want to read until you find out what's going on!! Psychological thriller, SIGN ME UP!! You meet Cara and Megan, each with backgrounds that you'll find out throughout reading the book. Megan ends up at the clinic after hearing her sister committed suicide, only she doesn't believe that. There was of course the big question of did her sister really do it or was it murder? Megan is there to find this out, but she's dealing with her own issues throughout it all and is having a hard time deciphering what is real and what are delusions. I was hoping for a bigger "punch" with the psychological aspect, but overall content with how it ended. I wasn't expecting it and thought I had it figured out until the last 10%... The dual POV really made this book and the characters weren't perfect, but that adds to the layers.

I HIGHLY recommend this book if you're looking for a good psychological thriller.

This book had everything going for it. Drugs? Yep. Trauma? Sure! Natasha Lyonne in Poker Face vibes? You know it! Big gothic buildings? Of course! Romance? A bit. Likeable, understandable characters? Not so much.

This is a one stop shop for whatever you like to read. Except, it’s not. It’s a super fast, easy read, but there’s no ending there. Someone else said it better than I could “I liked it until I didn’t.”.

I loved Black Widows and I had crazy high hopes for this one. If you’re expecting that level of good, this isn’t your book. But, if you like a good forgettable read, grab it.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions are mine, except from the quote up there from another reviewer.

I really enjoyed this one! It had me on the edge of my seat pretty much the entire time. There were a few parts that felt extra wordy and long but for the most part it was a gripping book. Very short chapters make it hard to put down and I didn’t see a lot of the twists, which is always a bonus! Along with a couple slower parts, I also thought some of the decisions/behaviors of some characters didn’t seem to fit or flow, where you kind of just scratch your head and have to force yourself to go along with it. But overall a pretty good psych thriller to pick up!

The atmosphere in this one was very good. A secluded clinic for mental health and substance abuse where someone has been murdered. A sister who goes undercover as a patient to try and figure out what happened to her sister. The beginning was a little slow but it picked up and had several unforeseen twists at the end. I enjoyed this overall, thought some of the twists at the end I didn’t love. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

This book started slow and it took me a while to get into it. I kept starting and stopping. When it picked up though it got good! Dual POV’s mystery within a mystery who-dunnit

More suspense than thriller with the backdrop of a rehab facility where its guests confront their deepest traumas and make you wonder if you can truly trust anything.

Meg works for a casino in LA, catching cheaters and popping a few too many pain pills to cope, following a far different path than her sister Haley, a famous actress. But suddenly reports surface of Haley dying at the remote rehab facility where she had been forced to go to get her addictions under control. There are whispers of suicide, but Meg can't believe it. She decides that the best way to find out what happened to her sister is to check in herself - to investigate what really happened from the inside.

Thank you to Sourcebooks and Netgalley for letting me read this early!

Enjoyed the plot of this book. Just when you think you have figured out the culprit a twist is thrown in to throw you off.

I really enjoyed this book. It definitely wasn’t super realistic (most thrillers aren’t), but boy it kept me on my toes. I felt invested in the story and really enjoyed the dual POV as the story unfolded. This is the first book I have read by this author and based on how much I liked this one I would definitely read more.

A perfect atmospheric read for spooky fall!

When singer (and Meg’s sister) Hailey turns up dead at a bespoke, remote, rehab facility, Meg doesn’t believe she’s actually gone. So Meg—also an addict—checks herself into the same facility. The research and treatments are groundbreaking—but did Hailey kill herself? Or is one of the other handful of guests a killer?

Told from dual perspectives of Meg and the facilities manager, Cara, this is a game of cat and mouse and I’m pretty sure nobody knows who’s the cat and who’s the mouse.

The setting is SO atmospheric. The characters come to life on the pages. And while I wasn’t entirely shocked by the twists, they were good ones.

The clinic by cate Quinn When her sister is dead in a posh rehab , meg goes undercover to find out the truth

Secrets abound at a high end rehab clinic located in the remote pacific northwest. When a famous actress turns up dead, her sister is determined to prove it was not suicide like the clinic is claiming.

The story is told from two perspectives: Cara, the clinic manager and Meg, the sister of the famous actresses who mysteriously died in rehab. Meg works in casino security and is addicted to pain killers and an alcoholic. She checks herself into the same rehab as her sister to get to the bottom of her death. Meg is gritty, tough, and knows how to read people’s tells as a poker player. Her story wasn’t always easy to read about, but the author did a great job of helping us understand why Meg is who she is.

This book is very creepy and twisty! The plot was so intriguing and kept me hooked. Once I got to the last 25% I couldn’t put this book down! I was completely shocked by the ending and while it didn’t feel super realistic to me I still enjoyed the story and it’s resolution. I also appreciated how this book took a serious look at mental health, trauma, and addiction.

I did not see those twists and turns coming! Set on the Pacific Northwest coast at a state of the art drug and alcohol rehab and told in alternating viewpoints, we are quickly enmeshed in the drama of addiction treatment and the unethical practices of many of these facilities. This isn’t your normal unethical rehab, though and there are lots of secrets and hidden agendas. It started off a little slow, but before you know it you are pulled into the drama and engrossed in the characters. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

aARC provided by NetGalley in return for an honest review.

First, I must say I enjoyed this book and I understand that these are uncorrected proofs. However, this particular ARC is one of the roughest I have ever read. There appeared to have been very little editing done before releasing the galleys and at times the lack of editing made it difficult to read through. I often had to reread for context in order to understand the author's meaning.

That said, the main character Meg is a volatile, unreliable, and moderately unlikable protagonist who works undercover in casino security, exposing the worst of the criminals that haunt the casino. She is also an addict, battling an injury incurred when a group of said criminals made her as an undercover and tortured her in a warehouse, dislocating her shoulder. As she sinks deeper into addiction, Meg gets the news that her sister Haley, also an addict, has died in rehab of all places. Instead of grieving her sister, Meg sets out to find out more about Haley's supposed suicide.

The story moves between Meg's narrative and that of Cara, the manager of The Clinic where Haley was found dead. The high-end rehab is run by Dr. Lutz, a Swiss physician who has devoted his career to helping addicts along with his chief physician, Max. The three of them manage a group of high-profile celebrity clients, providing top of the line treatments that most patients could only dream of. Until Haley Banks' death and the ensuing police investigation because something isn't right and Meg isn't the only one who thinks Haley's suicide is suspicious.

With well-plotted and unexpected twists, this book moves like a freight train and keeps you guessing at every turn. I finished it in the space of three days and very much enjoyed it.

Good mystery with twists. Not a fan of books on addiction but still liked the book. The end dragged a bit but all around good thriller. Thank you for the ARC

Lots of twists in this story as you would expect from the teasers provided. The sisters personalities add so much, but the plot structure is amazing it its ability to keep the reader’s attention.

Thank you Net Galley for the free ARC. Not sure I liked the story. A sister goes to rehab and ends up dead, The other sister, an addict herself,
does not believe it was an overdose and decides to investigate.

I’ve honestly struggled with how to assess this novel. The premise was really good and promising but it was really…. over the top at times and that made it hard to read for me.

The story follows Meg, a troubled poker player with deep seated family and personal issues. When her famous sister commits suicide in The Clinic Rehab, Meg drops everything to investigate it from inside. The other POV is from Cara, the semi-recent hire of the mysterious owner of The Clinic, the lavish rehab designed for the rich and famous.

The cast of characters is interesting enough: the bad boy rocker, an old school actor, a pop star, a band chick, and an aging model.

As someone who’s dealt with severe addiction in my family I was very curious to read this book but I just don’t feel like it was done well enough (although, maybe I’m just sensitive.)

The writing was decent and the storyline was good and definitely original, I just wish there was more depth to the characters overall.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for the opportunity to read this ARC before its intended release of January 23, 2024.

I thought this would be more of a creepy, jumpy thriller, but instead it was more of a slow burn, "what is actually happening" kind of thriller. I really enjoyed the story, told from two perspectives. Meg, who is dealing with her own addictions, and Cara, the clinic's manager, also reeling from an embarrassing public mistake. Meg checks herself into the mysterious rehab clinic where her sister, with whom she has a tumultuous relationship, has recently died by suicide. Meg is convinced her sister's death is nefarious, and she is determined to get to the bottom of it. There were lots of twists, some of which I didn't see coming.

Thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for the opportunity to read a digital copy of this novel!