A typical Sandie Jones novel

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Sandie Jones weaves anothe twisty domestic suspense novel.

This particular book focuses on a secret sister that just shows up one day and destroys the perfect family picture that everyone seems to have of this particular family. The woman who drops in unannounced, claims to be a secret daughter of the patriarch of the family, who is already dead. He can't defend himself, and his other daughters are on the opposing sides - one thinks it's a ruse, and another wants to make this new sister part of the family.

Everyone has secrets in this family, and little communication, as years of pent up anger has built walls. This new person came in and starts unraveling everything. Will the family fall apart or become stronger when all the secrets come to light?

The book is told from the two POVs - the two sisters fighting about this half sister. It's a great example of "you can't see the full story from one perspective." Both of the sisters need to sit down and just talk it out, but the domestic tensions are derailing that. Each perspective kept twisting things for me, the reader, going in circles and it was frustrating and seemed a bit disjointed as a story as whole. It kept jumping from one theory to the next.

It was however a fast read. Engaging as the drama kept unfolding. I like these kinds of books to have all the secrets just blow up in everyone's faces at least convenient times. And this delivered.

Fair warning TW just in case: Simon is abusive. As a character he was very stereotypical macho man, that needs to prove himself.

Overall not a bad domestic suspense novel. It wasn't as shocking, with all the go around of twists.. in the end it didn't surprise me. The first novel, with a crazy mother in law is still my favorite of Jones' novels.