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Helena Kubicek Boye

Room 55: a chilling psychological thriller set in Sweden's notorious psychiatric clinic

In the heart of Dalarna’s shadowy forests, the mind can be the most dangerous place of all.
Sweden’s most notorious clinic for forensic psychiatry Säter is hidden deep among the pines — a place where the country's most violent offenders are sent when prison isn’t an option. For young psychologist Anna Varga, a position at the prestigious institution is the opportunity of a lifetime: a fresh start, a career breakthrough, an escape from her past in Stockholm.

But behind the clinic’s cold walls, something is terribly wrong.

Patients whisper about Room 55. Anonymous notes appear with chilling warnings. And when a man is found dead under suspicious circumstances, Anna’s dream job spirals into a waking nightmare. Is someone watching her? Manipulating her? And what buried truths is the clinic so desperate to keep hidden?

A twisty, heart-pounding Scandi-noir thriller perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn's “Sharp Objects”, Karin Fossum and Lars Kepler.

Helena Kubicek-Boye is a psychologist and author. She used her experience in a psychiatric ward as inspiration for the Säter Clinic Thriller series, which is celebrated in her home country as “Sweden's Twin Peaks”.
239 printed pages
Original publication
2025
Publication year
2025
Publisher
Saga Egmont
Translator
Claudia Comyn
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Impressions

  • khimneyklynne26ramosshared an impression2 days ago
    👍Worth reading
    💀Spooky

    Chapter 1: The scenario feels real. It feels like the ones I’ve been watching on YouTube in my spare time. How the serial killer feel while murdering someone.
    Villy’s reason was revenge. We’ll see about that. How this story goes.

    Chapter 2: I’m with Villy on this one. You can’t force yourself to just be okay the next day when you’re suffering from something today. It may even take months or years to recover from that pain because yes… while digging for those painful memories, the pain will also cling to that. Your body remembers everything traumatic and so does your mind.

    Chapter 3: This chapter talks about how she (Anna) persuaded her decisions in life not letting other people especially her parents—as mentioned here. It portrays how Anna thinks positively despite knowing what lies ahead. She grabs the opportunity to working in Sater—Sweden’s most notorious psychiatric clinic. She’s hoping that by accepting the challenge of working in Sater, it would then be easier for her to apply to other clinics/hospitals.
    I’m kinda scared for her actually. I’m getting this vibe where she’s gonna get crazy being there. But if ever she cured her patients instead, then a hero is born. This is exciting.

    Chapter 4: Okay. This whole chapter gives an eerie vibe. First, the driver who knows her identity. Second, that out of the blue questions from the driver. It feels like one of those movies where EVERYTHING is plotted from when the MC set foot on the area. Lastly, when her instincts had kicked in that she wanna turn back. That’s not a good start at work.

Quotes

  • khimneyklynne26ramoshas quoted2 days ago
    What you feel today, you need not necessarily feel tomorrow. Everything changes.
  • khimneyklynne26ramoshas quoted2 days ago
    lips curled into a wide grin, and he laughed – not out of joy, but to deepen the man’s humiliation.
  • viralvaultai001has quoted4 days ago
    He was reading Södra Dalarnes Tidning’s “Thought for the Day” section.

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