Twenty years ago Emily Mills’s father was murdered, and she found his body hanging in the backyard. Her younger sister, Madison, claims she was asleep in her room. Her older sister, Tara, claims she was out with friends. The tragedy drove their mother to suicide and Tara to leave town forever. The killer was caught. The case closed.
Ever since, Emily and Madison have tried to forget what happened that night—until an eerily similar murder brings it all back. It also brings FBI special agent Zander Wells to the Oregon logging town. As eager as he is to solve the brutal double slaying, he is just as intrigued with the mystery of Emily’s and her sisters’ past.
When more blood is shed, Zander suspects there’s a secret buried in this town no one wants unearthed. Is it something Emily and Madison don’t know? Or aren’t telling? And Tara? Maybe Emily can’t bear to find her. Because when Tara disappeared, she took a secret of her own with her.
The Last Sister was an extraordinarily compelling novel, my first from this author but almost certainly not my last.
I love a good family drama especially within the crime genre where old secrets spill over into present day and send shockwaves through a community -just like here, where a brutal double murder sets off a chain of events for Emily and her family that will finally answer a decades old mystery.
The characters are really well rounded, the author pulls you into their world and hold you there for the entirety of the read. If you like plenty of emotionally resonant twists along the way, an intriguing puzzle and an unexpected edge to proceedings The Last Sister will definitely be for you.
I’m a fan. A complex thriller that keeps you interested and ultimately makes you want a return visit.
Thought provoking themes and engaging, intelligent characters means this comes highly recommended from me.
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Happy Reading!
