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What to expect

'Asuperb debut, playing cleverly with the concepts of memory and loss' GUY MORPUSS, author of FIVE MINDS

Genius. Maverick. Monster.

‘A place free of judgement… for a life free of pain’

The Elizabeth Codelle Therapeutic Institute is the world’s most exclusive clinic: eye-wateringly expensive and located on a small island off the Welsh coast, it is run by controversial genius Dr Codelle. She takes only one patient at a time, she keeps them away from the outside world while they’re in her care – and she gets results. Because Dr Codelle doesn’t just promise an easing of the symptoms of addiction, she promises a total cure. And widower Arthur, whose grief at the loss of his wife has brought him to the point of destruction, can’t be allowed to leave the island.

Not until he submits to Codelle’s treatment, and is all better...

Critics Review

  • With The Grief Doctor Jack Anderson has created a compelling thriller driven by the conflict between flawed genius and destructive grief. It’s a superb debut, playing cleverly with the concepts of memory and loss

    Guy Morpuss, author of Five Minds

  • There are plenty of thrillers that keep you turning the pages, but only a few that live in your mind long after the final page is turned. Jack Anderson has written a thriller that is as intelligent, thoughtful and humane as it is compelling and addictive. A talent to watch

    Jessica Moor, author of Keeper and Hold Back the Night

  • Clever, poignant, twisted. The Grief Doctor is the epitome of a psychological thriller

    Sarah Moorhead, author of The Treatment

  • The Grief Doctor is a cracking thriller from first time novelist Jack Anderson. Expertly crafted and thoroughly engrossing, with its claustrophobia and air of stifling, building menace this book hooks you and doesn’t let go. It also asks a serious question: Is it better to live with grief and all its attendant pain, or do without it

    Martyn Waites

  • Gripping and original, The Grief Doctor is a captivating read. Exploring love, loss and what it means to be human. Jack Anderson’s tense debut will stay with you long after the last page

    Adam Hamdy, Sunday Times bestselling author

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