The Other Sister
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- € 8,99
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- € 8,99
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Two sisters who couldn't be more different come together to plan a shocking revenge in this "addicting" (Hello Giggles) domestic thriller.
Two sisters. One murder plan.
Everyone thought reckless, troubled Geraldine Monroe was the bad sister -- especially when she fled town after her mother's death twenty-five years ago.
But people don't know the truth.
Marie Monroe knows. She was there for their father's cruel punishments, the constant manipulation, the lies. Everyone thinks she's the perfect daughter -- patient and kind, and above all obedient. No one would suspect her of anything. Especially not murder.
Now Geraldine's home again, and she and Marie have united in a plan for the ultimate revenge. But when old secrets and new fears clash, everyone is pushed to the breaking point . . . and the sisters will learn that they can't trust anyone-not even each other.
"The story of Geraldine's return to her roots is vividly told... [for] readers looking for something to follow Jeanette Walls' nonfiction The Glass Castle." -- Booklist
"An excellent psychological thriller that's filled with dark family secrets and plenty of intrigue." -- New York Journal of Books
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This uneven fairy tale tinged mystery from Zettel (Let Them Eat Stake) features two sisters one good, one bad. Troubled Geraldine Monroe left her hometown of Whitestone Harbor, Mich., soon after their mother's death, which she blamed on herself, more than 25 years ago. Marie Monroe stayed in the family home, called the Rose House, a loving mother to her son, Robbie, but under the thumb of their manipulative father, who may have been responsible for his wife's death as well as other murders. Now Geraldine has returned, supposedly for Robbie's high school graduation, and she and Marie concoct a potentially lethal plan. The book's strength derives from the sisters' pathological love/hate relationship, their inability to fully trust the other, and how they deal with their father's viciousness. At first, allusions to fairy tales complement the plot, but it stalls midway through with repetitive action before succumbing to a predictable and uninspiring ending. Hopefully, Zettel, a popular SF author, will do better next time.