The Wrong Sister

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The Sunday Times bestseller - now in paperback Tasha has always felt in the shadow of her older sister, Alice. Alice is married to wealthy entrepreneur Kyle and has a high-flying career, Tasha is married to her childhood sweetheart and lives in a Bristol suburb with their three-year-old twins. When Alice realises that Tasha is struggling she suggests she come to look after the twins for a week, so Tasha and her husband can enjoy a trip away. But a few days in, it all goes terribly wrong. Tasha receives a phonecall to say Alice is in hospital and Kyle is dead after an intruder broke into their house. A burglary gone wrong, surely. Until a note arrives saying It was supposed to be you...

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Outstanding. A terrific family drama revealing how little the sisters know about each other and their own history * THE SUNDAY TIMES *
I raced through The Wrong Sister - its such a masterclass in building tension from the dream Venice break at the start to the nightmare it becomes. The solution to the mystery is so clever I was nowhere near guessing it! I loved it. -- HARRIET TYCE
The Wrong Sister is Claire Douglas at her finest - page-turning, compelling and utterly addictive. I couldn't put it down! -- LUCY CLARKE
This is a book that wont leave you be. Its a brilliant jigsaw of suspicious characters, grisly deeds, and family tragedy - and Douglas only lets you see the full picture on the very last page. -- ABIGAIL DEAN
A triumph of masterful misdirection and intricate plotting. It keeps you guessing from the first page to the last and it's Claire Douglas's best book yet. If you love a Christie-esque mystery that keeps you guessing, The Wrong Sister definitely won't disappoint -- C.L. TAYLOR
Claire Douglas has done it again with this twisty, ingenious and suspenseful tale of long-buried secrets a real treat for psychological thriller fans -- TM LOGAN
Packed full of clever twists, secrets and suspense, this book was unputdownable. Claire Douglas knows how to write a proper page-turner that grabs you from the first page to the last. The Wrong Sister is a gripping thriller, but also a cleverly written and beautifully woven mystery guaranteed to tug at your heartstrings. I devoured this book and I loved every page
Spine-chilling scenarios and a catalogue of twisty connections ensue. Claire Douglas layers her stories with atmospheric suspense. This is edgy, unsettling and unputdownable. * WOMAN & HOME *
What an excellent thriller. The plot was both full of unexpected twists and still completely plausible, the characters were brilliantly drawn, and the writing was great. Claire Douglas keeps getting better and better -- LOUISE O'NEILL
Full of twists and turns, with a relatable and all too human cast of characters. No one seeds shocking secrets into seemingly ordinary families quite like Claire Douglas. Hugely enjoyable! I loved it. -- EVE CHASE
The Wrong Sister is quintessential Claire Douglas at her masterful best twisty, surprising, and extraordinarily clever. I was desperate to find out what was going on and raced through it. I loved it!
Cunning, intelligent, expertly told and with twists and turns that will give readers whiplash, I think its destined to be one of the best thrillers of the year
Douglas has a deceptively chatty style, but she is a particularly good at twists and red herrings. She keeps the plot on the boil right to the end with a conclusion that is both gratifying and surprising. * DAILY MAIL *
Brilliant...I was blown away by the intricate plotting, the page-turning tension and the relatability of the sisters and their wider families. And boy, do they have secrets!'
Claire Douglas has a wonderful ability to keep you turning the pages. Full of twists and plenty of tension, I couldnt put this book down
- -- PRAISE FOR CLAIRE DOUGLAS
I loved this twisty novel -- RICHARD OSMAN
Few people do psychological thrillers as claustrophobic and as creepy as Claire Douglas -- TIM WEAVER
Spine-chilling * THE SUNDAY TIMES *
A chillingly atmospheric thriller -- JP DELANEY
Clever and terrifically compelling -- SARAH PEARSE
Devotees of domestic noir will love the multiple perspectives and shifts in time that Claire Douglas uses to complicate her nervy narrative -- SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB

Author Bio

Claire Douglas worked as a journalist for fifteen years, writing features for women's magazines and national newspapers, but had dreamed of being a novelist since the age of seven. She finally got her wish after winning the Marie Claire Debut Novel Award with her first novel, The Sisters. She is a frequent Sunday Times bestseller and Richard & Judy Book Club pick. Her books have sold nearly two million copies in the UK alone, and The Wrong Sister was a Sunday Times number 2 bestseller in hardback. She lives in Bath with her husband and two children.