Sarah Pearse

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Sarah Pearse
Born
Sarah Victoria Pearse

June 1981
Torbay, England
Alma mater
Years active2012–present
SpouseJames Arnold
Children2

Sarah Victoria Pearse (born June 1981) is an English author. Her debut thriller novel The Sanatorium (2020), the first in a trilogy, became a #1 Sunday Times bestseller and a New York Times bestseller.

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Early life

Pearse was born in the Torbay area of Devon. [1] She attended Oldway Primary School in Paignton [2] and Torquay Girls' Grammar School. [3] She graduated from the University of Warwick with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English literature and Creative Writing. [4] She went on to study Broadcast Journalism at Falmouth University. [5]

Career

Before becoming a full-time writer, Pearse worked in PR. During maternity leave, [6] she began writing short stories, which were published in Mslexia and Litro Magazine. She named Agatha Christie, Tessa Hadley, Michel Bussi, and Michelle Paver as influences. [7]

In 2019, in a two-book deal, Transworld acquired the rights to publish Pearse's debut novel The Sanatorium in 2020. [8] The Swiss Alps-set thriller, written over the course of two years, [9] introduces detective Elin Warner during her stay at the fictional Le Sonnet hotel [10] and was inspired by Pearse's time living in Crans-Montana, where she learned about the history of local sanatoriums. The Sanatorium on The Sunday Times bestseller list [11] before climbing to #1, [5] made the top 10 of the New York Times bestseller list, [12] was a Reese's Book Club pick [13] and Waterstones Thriller of the Month, and won Crime Book of the Year at the 2022 FingerPrint Awards. [14] This was followed by a sequel The Retreat, set at a luxury island retreat off the coast of Devon on the site of a former school, in 2022. [15]

Pearse then signed a two-book deal with Sphere Books in April 2023, [16] through which she published the trilogy's third and final installment The Wilds in 2024, in which Elin searches for a missing artist in a Portuguese national park. [17] [18] Regarding the topic of abuse covered in The Wilds, Pearse collaborated with the charity Refuge. [19] As of October 2024, the Detective Elin Warner trilogy had reached £1.5 million in sales. [2]

Personal life

Pearse lives with her husband, James, and their two daughters in Devon. [20]

Bibliography

Detective Elin Warner

Short stories

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