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]
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