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High up in the Swiss Alps perches Le Sommet, a luxury hotel which used to be a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients. In the late-19th and early-20th centuries Switzerland had numerous sanatoria where people with long-term illnesses were sent to recover in the clean, crisp mountain air. It is in this remote setting that British police detective Elin Warner and her brother Isaac meet up after years of hostility to celebrate his engagement to Laure.
The siblings have had a strained relationship ever since the accidental death of their youngest brother, Sam. Isaac’s disinterest in their mother’s deteriorating health and subsequent death drove an even deeper wedge between them. The only reason Elin agrees to join Isaac and Laure at Le Sommet is to process what really happened when Sam drowned. Her memories of the day are all mixed up, and sometimes she wonders if her mind has been playing tricks on her.