The Resting Place (original 2020; edition 2022)

by Camilla Sten (Author)

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Fiction. Horror. Suspense. Thriller. HTML: Most Anticipated Books of 2022 by Bustle Best Thrillers by Library Journal *"Engrossing, character-rich, powerful. Sten is on a roll."�??Publishers Weekly(starred review)* Crimson Peak meets The Sanatorium in The Resting Place, a heart-thumping, unforgettable novel of horror and suspense by international sensation Camilla Sten. Deep rooted secrets. A twisted family history. And a house that will never let go. Eleanor lives with prosopagnosia, the inability to recognize a familiar person's face. It causes stress. Acute anxiety. It can make you question what you think you know. When Eleanor walked in on the scene of her capriciously cruel grandmother, Vivianne's, murder, she came face to face with the killer�??a maddening expression that means nothing to someone like her. With each passing day, the horror of having come so close to a murderer�??and not knowing if they'd be back�??overtakes both her dreams and her waking moments, thwarting her perception of reality. Then a lawyer calls. Vivianne has left her a house�??a looming estate tucked away in the Swedish woods. The place her grandfather died, suddenly. A place that has housed a chilling past for over fifty years. Eleanor. Her steadfast boyfriend, Sebastian. Her reckless aunt, Veronika. The lawyer. All will go to this house of secrets, looking for answers. But as they get closer to uncovering the truth, they'll wish they had never come to disturb what rests there. A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur… (more)

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eboods | Feb 28, 2024 |

There's two really good stories here. But having them happen at the same time takes some of the bite out of it. (

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Ravenwoodwitch | Sep 9, 2023 |

I listened to the audiobook and this was ok. I'm thinking maybe I missed some of this book when I was listening because I was confused by all the characters at a few points, more like how they were all interconnected. I felt like I needed a whiteboard of who was the sister, grandmother, daughter, etc. In the end, it all made sense. I chose this book because I like the narrator who does the Finley Donovan series. (

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Mav-n-Libby | Aug 12, 2023 |

After witnessing the murder of her grandmother, Eleanor teeters on the edge of panic as a result of the trauma. The killer is still at large, and Eleanor could provide a picture-perfect description—if she didn’t suffer from prosopagnosia, a form of “face blindness.” To compensate for this perplexing disability, she must use other features and senses to identify anyone, even those closest to her. The recipient of her grandmother’s estate, Eleanor reluctantly returns to the remote Swedish woods where the crime occurred. She is joined by her boyfriend, aunt, and the probate lawyer to prepare the house for a quick sale. Immediately upon her return, Eleanor detects a lingering unease that saturates the walls of the creepy mansion. She discovers a diary that might help her solve its mysteries, but first, she needs to painstakingly translate it from its original Polish. When some puzzling disappearances occur, Eleanor assumes that her grandmother’s murderer is lurking on the property. Camilla Sten earned popularity with her first novel, The Lost Village, and those who enjoyed her debut will find The Resting Place a suitable second effort. More gothic than gory, Sten’s latest release lags a bit at times, but the convergence of its storylines and rich setting will satisfy most thriller fans. (

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jnmegan | Jul 2, 2023 |

This book was very slow and the first half of it was only gaslighting the main character because she has a disorder. The relevance could have been depicted better in a shorter bit of time with less repetition and still provided the insight necessary to understand the toxic relationships. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Camilla Sten	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Dawe, Angela	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Fleming, Alexandra	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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To Rasmus the Cat, You were a little ray of light. I'm so glad I got to have you with me, Even though our time together was all too short. I miss you every day.

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The light in the small room is cold, the stark, white glare of an eco-friendly bulb.

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Fiction. Horror. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:

Most Anticipated Books of 2022 by Bustle
Best Thrillers by Library Journal
"Engrossing, character-rich, powerful. Sten is on a roll."�??Publishers Weekly(starred review)
Crimson Peak meets The Sanatorium in The Resting Place, a heart-thumping, unforgettable novel of horror and suspense by international sensation Camilla Sten.
Deep rooted secrets.
A twisted family history.
And a house that will never let go.
Eleanor lives with prosopagnosia, the inability to recognize a familiar person's face. It causes stress. Acute anxiety.
It can make you question what you think you know.
When Eleanor walked in on the scene of her capriciously cruel grandmother, Vivianne's, murder, she came face to face with the killer�??a maddening expression that means nothing to someone like her. With each passing day, the horror of having come so close to a murderer�??and not knowing if they'd be back�??overtakes both her dreams and her waking moments, thwarting her perception of reality.
Then a lawyer calls. Vivianne has left her a house�??a looming estate tucked away in the Swedish woods. The place her grandfather died, suddenly. A place that has housed a chilling past for over fifty years.
Eleanor. Her steadfast boyfriend, Sebastian. Her reckless aunt, Veronika. The lawyer. All will go to this house of secrets, looking for answers. But as they get closer to uncovering the truth, they'll wish they had never come to disturb what rests there.
A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur