Mother Daughter Sister Stranger - Hardcover

by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Author)

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What if your own family history turns out to be a terrifying lie? Every family has its story, and this one's deadly. Two sisters. One secret. And a race against time to find the explosive truth in this twisty and captivating thriller by USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan.

The sole survivors of the fiery plane crash that killed their parents, Eliza Ramsey and her sister Bea share an unbreakable bond. But now, on the eleventh anniversary of the tragedy, Bea fails to retrieve her pre-teen daughter from a sleepover at Eliza's.

Eliza knows her sister would never leave her precious Piper behind, and fears the worst. But did Bea plan her own disappearance?

The Ramseys' lives have already crashed and burned once. Now, Eliza discovers she's the only one who can protect her niece from the horrifying legacy of her family's sinister history. Together, the two must prevent their lives from going up in flames once again.

A missing mother. Her frightened daughter. And a sister on a desperate search for a happy ending. But someone knows the deadly key to their shared past, and won't stop until they've written a devastating final chapter. Mother, daughter, sister--stranger.

Author Biography

Hank Phillippi Ryan is a USA Today bestselling author of more than seventeen thrillers, including All This Could Be Yours, One Wrong Word, and The House Guest. She has won every major mystery award in the mystery genre, with her novels translated into multiple languages worldwide. Her fiction is inspired by a lifetime of investigating true crime during her storied career as an on-air television reporter, and she has won numerous honors for her groundbreaking journalism, including thirty-seven Emmy Awards. A TEDx speaker and in-demand literary moderator, she has been called "a superb and gifted storyteller" (Library Journal). A native of Chicago with roots in Indianapolis, Ryan lives in Boston.