June 2019
ISBN: 9780778307853 (ISBN10: 0778307859)
About:
Could a lifetime of memories…be a lifetime of lies?
All her life Ryan Gracey watched her perfect older sister from afar. Knowing she could never top Wendy’s achievements, she didn’t even try. Instead Ryan forged her own path while her family barely seemed to notice.
Now Wendy shares two little girls with her perfect husband while Ryan mourns the man she lost after a nearly fatal mistake in judgment. The sisters’ choices have taken them in different directions, which is why Ryan is stunned when Wendy calls, begging for her help. There’s been a murder—and Wendy believes she’ll be wrongfully accused.
While Wendy lies low, Ryan moves back to their hometown to care for the nieces she hardly knows. The sleuthing skills she’s refined as a true-crime podcaster quickly rise to the surface as she digs for answers with the help of an unexpected ally. Yet the trail of clues Wendy’s left behind lead to nothing but questions. Blood may be thicker than water, but what does Ryan owe a sister who, with every revelation, becomes more and more a stranger?
Is Wendy, who always seemed so perfect, just a perfect liar—or worse?
Review:
This is an enthralling story but also easy to put down..
I found it easy to read and wanting to know more when I was reading it but equally I wasn’t scrambling to pick it up and devour it at any given opportunity. However that doesn’t detract from the fact this is a great story centreing around her much older sister Wendy suddenly going into hiding, it builds up gradually with several stories running concurrently, Ryan’s new found relationship with her nieces, her changing relationship with her parents, rediscovering the love of her life and learning her “sister” wasn’t all she thought she was.
Whilst all names these days cross the divide, when I first read the characters name Ryan Rosie I was somewhat baffled. Was this a guy with a girls second name or did he have a different surname to the rest of his family. But I was wrong all on accounts, Ryan Rosie is a girl and how she got that name is explained within the pages.
It’s a feel good read, it finishes off neatly with loose ends tied up.
