The Clinic takes place in the Pacific North West on the coast, down a spooky foggy road in a rehab clinic. Each chapter is told from the viewpoint of a few different characters giving you the reader a front row seat to all of the action. This story was fast paced and had me racing through the pages to find out what happens next. Cate Quinn once again tells a great story that leaves you guessing until the very end.
Thank you for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

The Clinic, it is an elite rehab facility for the rich and famous to work through their addictions without the eye of the paparazzi and reporters.. Located in an isolated location, on the Pacific coast in Washington state and run by a very eccentric Swiss doctor.
Haley is one of the patients. She was frequently in the tabloids for her partying lifestyle. She is so very close to the end of her stay at the Clinic. She has a good chance of being a success story. Then she dies of a heroin overdose. It is ruled as suicide.
Meg is Haley's younger sister. The two have been estranged for years. When Meg learns of Haley's death though, she knows that something is wrong. Her sister wouldn't commit suicide and she had never used heroin. Never used a needle.
With Meg's job as professional gambler at a casino, to catch loan sharks, she believes she has the skills to go into the Clinic and root out what actually happened. She does have her own alcohol and oxycodone addiction, which would make her a legitimate patient.
Told from the pov of Meg and Cara, the newly hired manager, the veneer of the Clinic is slowly scraped away by these two determined women, revealing a deeper darker motive than helping addicts recover.
This is a very thought provoking read. It goes into how childhood trauma can re-wire the brain in ways that are not able to heal. Just because you 'don't remember' any details of your childhood, doesn't mean that your actions and responses aren't affected still by those unremebered times.

Also, I did end up looking up what was referred to in this story as "The Florida Shuffle." I was shocked to see it is an actual thing that does happen. Addicts, with medical insurance, are taken into rehabs, where their insurances is billed for the lab tests at huge mark-ups. Then when the person is done with the treatment and leaves, they are tempted by someone, working for the rehab, to tempt the addict to relapse so that they have to go back and their insurance can be milked again.

This one will stick with me for a good while.
Thank you to Netgalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for the opportunity to read this thought provoking Thriller e-ARC.

This was WAY TOO LONG. I was interested for about 75% of the book, but the big "twist" was farfetched. I didn't care how the book ended after that. There was also a point near the end where Meg was written in a completely different voice than the rest of the book. It was almost as if that chapter was from a previous draft. It didn't flow.

I received an advance copy. All thoughts are my own.

Thank you to netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book it was my first by this author. This book was engaging with short chapters but, however there were more than 100 chapters, I think there could of been less. At the beginning this book reminded me of another book but, I was wrong this book had so many twisty turns. The setting was a clinic/mental hospital where a sister investigates the death of her sister at this facility.
I will have to look for other books by this author.

*3.5 stars rounded up

When Meg learns her older sister Haley's death while in rehab has been ruled a suicide, she decides to check herself in to prove otherwise. Could one of her fellow patients be a murderer?

The author writes that she used her own personal experiences in rehab to inform her story. This is the first book she's written sober. It's a quick read with lots of surprising twists and some interesting insights into addiction and the tools used to try to help patients recover.

I was invited to read an arc of this novel by the publisher. My review is voluntary and the opinions expressed are my own.

I probably lean closer to a 3.5 but I did struggle with this book. I appreciated the authors point of view and insight surrounding addiction, and I was intrigued by "fugu." However, parts of the book seemed a bit unrealistic to me, without giving it away. The twist of Haley and Meg's past did surprise me, but the other twists in the book were a bit disappointing. This is only the first book I've read by Cate Quinn and I'd be interested in reading more.

Special thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for approving this advanced copy!

Thanks to Sourcebooks Landmark for the eARC.
What a fun and twisty novel this was. The book is over 400 pages, yet I didn't feel the length. Quinn wrote this novel with short engaging chapters that kept me up way too late turning the pages to see how things would turn out. This book takes place in a high end rehab where one patient has died and her sister admits herself to investigate, but she is also an addict. This book is full of trauma and emotions, that I felt were handled well. This novel gave me plenty to think about, and I will look forward to more from this author in the future.

Meg is a professional poker player with a celebrity sister Haley, who commits suicide in rehab. She then goes “undercover” as a rehab patient to try to figure out what actually happened, because she doesn’t believe for a second that Haley killed herself.

This story was so far fetched. The fact that the beginning is spent talking about how similar they look, and then when she enters the rehab she doesn’t even change her name or appearance was the first red flag to me. There’s a therapist on staff. Did Haley never mention her sister Meg? Not only that, but no one even noticed the resemblance? Or how about when Meg immediately started asking about Haley upon walking into the place?

That was just some of the discrepancies that really irked me, and then as we got further into the plot it went off the rails. I understand that I need to be able to suspend my belief, but this was too much. The twists got excessive and overwhelming unbelievable. This just did not work for me, which is disappointing since the writing was so atmospheric and I was loving the short chapters and the pacing early on. It ended up getting too detailed, with too many twists, and it would have benefitted from being shorter.

I enjoyed it, but it just isn’t a new favorite for me to say the least.

Thank you NetGalley & Sourcebooks Landmark for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion!

Wow is the first word that comes to mind when thinking about The Clinic. Riveting character development with twists and turns to keep me guessing as I turned each page. I couldn't decide if I liked Meg or wanted to just shake her and say "what are you thinking!" The dynamic between the guests was incredible. Each twist makes you feel like you are in the book.

A capitvating novel from start to finish! Meg finds herself plunged into a confusing mystery when her famous sister, Haley, is discovered dead at The Clinic, an exclusive rehab facility. Initially presumed a suicide, Meg harbors doubts about this and resolves to investigate, going undercover as a patient.

Once there, Meg struggles not only with uncovering the truth behind her sister's death but also with her own demons—addiction to alcohol and oxy pills, rooted in childhood and workplace trauma. As Meg struggles towards sobriety, she unveils a web of stories and secrets among fellow patients, psychologists, and staff. She quickly discovers the extent of her addiction and the blurred lines between reality and deception.

This engaging tale is a must-read for fans of suspenseful psychological thrillers.

Thank you to Cate Quinn, Sourcebooks Landmark Publishing, and NetGalley for an advanced eBook in exchange for my honest review.

First, the breakdown.
Plot: 5
Characters: 4
Pace: 4
Enjoyment: 4.5

Overall: 4

Meg goes to a rehab clinic to solve the mystery of who killed her sister, or figure out if it was a murder at all.

The plot of this book is fantastic. Cate did a great job at planning and executing this. The characters are well thought out and easy to distinguish between. There are multiple narrators and they are all unreliable. The way the plot plays out make sense and flows well. I will say the end was a little drawn out. After the climax there is more than I thought necessary. I think the climax could've been the ending and that would've been good. There was an additional twist at the end. I don't think it was needed but it could lead into another book. There was also a part at the end that I didn't understand. I might need to go back and reread but I don't know. *Spoiler* so if you didn't read, stop now. I don't understand how Meg was seeing Max as a therapist unless she was visiting him in prison?? Or was he her therapist after he was released from prison and Meyers and Hanson's visit to the 'new' Clinic was after that? Anywhere that was the only part that I didn't understand.

Overall I liked this and would recommend this to another ready of mystery books!

Meg doesn't believe that her sister committed suicide in rehab. So she's out to the Clinic to prove that Haley was murdered.
This mystery/thriller looked very promising, but addiction trigger me, so this was not a pleasant read for me. My bad for not doing my research prior to diving into this one. You also definitely have to suspend disbelief, as this is super far-fetched and all over the place. I don't really understand what was the point of Cara's POV... The book was about 100 pages too long, but I liked that the chapters were short. I've read many great reviews about this one, so it was just not for me.
I received an advance review copy of this book for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Ok I really enjoyed this one. I have read some mixed reviews, but I had a strong overall positive feeling about this book.
The dual POV helped for me as this book has 115 chapters. The dual POV makes the chapters short thankfully.
It also helped for me to see what was happening from both Meg and Cat’s perspective as Cat is a rule follower. She’s someone who had someone in her life touched by addiction and it molded her into what she is now. Then you have Meg, who basically doesn’t follow any of the rules. She’s there to find out what happened to her sister while dealing with her own addictions to alcohol and oxy.
As a medical professional I had some issues with the way the rehab had some design flaws for those at risk of self harm. But that’s just my brain always being extra.
I would say give this book a read if you like liked door mysteries, dual POV, and psychological twists.
I received an advance review copy for free from NetGalley and Sourcebooks. I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Thank you @netgalley and @bookmarked for this ARC of The Clinic by @catequinnauthor. I made the mistake of looking at other reviews before reading this and can honestly say I don’t know how anyone didn’t like this book!

Trauma tends to get the best of people and manifest itself into various forms of addiction. Some people over eat, some people turn to sex or violence, and others turn to drugs and alcohol. When Meg’s famous sister ends up dead in rehab from what has been deemed a “suicide” she knows something is wrong. Haley loved herself too much to end her own life. Meg, like Haley, has her own demons and is on the verge of losing her job and the only man she’s ever maybe loved. Working as an undercover in a casino she too has turned to pills and alcohol to numb her days. Convinced there was foul play involved in Haley’s death she checks herself into rehab and goes undercover with no intentions of actually getting clean and only getting answers.

Meg is thrown into a glitzy Hollywood rehab with all the luxuries one can expect and all the drama associated with famous clientele. The longer she’s there she begins to believe Haley isn’t dead. Threatening messages start appearing, too many coincidences are happening, the eccentric owner and questionable staff seem to be hiding things, new age off the books treatment, and too many suspects put Meg into a tail spin. As her own trauma starts to surface and she makes the decision to actually get sober she begins questioning everything she thought she knew. Getting to the bottom of Haley’s death may just get Meg to save herself along the way. If you’re looking for a mystery that keeps you guessing this is it. #booksbooksbooks #bookworm #bookstagram #booknerd #arc #2024readingchallenge 📚📚📚

Pub Date: Jan. 23, 2024.

Thank you so much Netgalley for the ARC of this fantastic novel! The suspense and the plot twists were incredible and kept me guessing until the very end. Cate Quinn has crafted a seriously suspenseful story that involves a rehab center and a group of misfits trying to get their act together. I fell for all of these characters but especially Meg. After discovering her sister Haley has died in rehab, she risks everything to go undercover and find her murderer, as Meg refuses to believe her sister ended her own life while inside. Upon arriving at the Clinic, Meg meets the other addicts Haley was inside with and immediately decides one of them is her killer. Working through her own addictions and past childhood trauma, she tries to also solve her sister’s murder. What happens in between is a roller coaster ride that leaves the reader convinced that everyone is lying and no one can be trusted.

I really wanted to like this. The premise sounds so great (and the cover is stunning) but it fell so short. The dual POV didn’t work for me, and I just couldn’t get into the characters. I started this and set it down months ago and it was such a struggle to pick back up. Completely forgettable.

This psychological thriller will have you guessing to the very end while touching on important issues like addiction and the corrupt healthcare system. The story follows the POV of Meg and Cara. Meg is first and foremost trying to solve her sisters murder in a rehab center called "The Clinic" while also attending to her personal alcohol and opioid addiction. Cara is a worker who little by little finds out more about why Dr. Lutz and his unorthodox practice.
This eerie tale takes you through a journey and an addict with drawling and a quest to find out what truly happened to Meg's sister.

S U M M A RY:
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.

Battling her own addictions and figuring out the truth will be much more difficult than she imagined, far away from friends, family – and anyone who could help her.

R E V I E W:

I really, really enjoyed this one. I have been out of the thriller game for awhile and this kept my attention. I saw someone on Instagram saying they thought it could’ve been 100 pages less but I thought it was pretty perfect. I enjoyed the ending, I loved hearing the ‘truthful’ parts about rehab, and I enjoyed that the author did so much research as well has having gone through the process herself. It added authenticity to the book. I also thought that keeping the ‘hero’ of the story with some major flaws was wonderful. To find out that the ‘hero’ is a sociopath was wild, but I really like that she’s working on it through therapy.

Read if you like:
🚪 Locked Room Thrillers
2️⃣ Dual POV
🔍 Murder Mysteries
🧠 Psychology Thrillers

This one has a slower pace for the beginning of the book, but it definitely increases in pace once the reveals and twists start coming through as Meg continues to dig for answers about the death of her sister at the same facility. We also get the POV of Cara the manager of the facility to give extra twists and turns by bouncing between the two pov.

This one does have some pretty outlandish twists and turns and ending so be prepared to suspend reality and be fine with answers that don’t make a lot of sense all the time, if you can do that, you’ll really enjoy this one!

Additionally, neither of the narrators is very likable so if you like me love thrillers with unlikable characters, you will enjoy that aspect of this story too!

Thank you so much sourcebooks landmark for my ARC of this one in exchange for my review!

The synopsis of this book immediately caught my eye. I was incredibly intrigued by a murder that happens inside of a celebrity rehab and the sister who goes to solve it. But I think overall this book just fell a little flat for me.

The first thing I’ll say is that the authors note did make the story a little better for me. With Quinn’s own experience in rehab being the background, I understood the relationship between the patients a little better and why everyone was so codependent on everyone else. It made the characters feel a little more real to me.

The actual plot wasn’t for me though. It was twisty, yes. But it also did not feel fleshed out at all. The two different POVs made it feel disjointed and weird. I would’ve preferred not to have Cara’s POV because it literally brought nothing to the table. There is a major twist at the end that I did not see coming at all but it was barely expanded on and with another plot line twist being added on right in the middle of it, it just didn’t work.

I’m thankful to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for this galley in exchange for my honest review