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The Better Sister: A Novel
by Alafair Burke
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0062853376
- ISBN 13
- 9780062853370
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Harper, 2019. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Fresh and crisp straight from the bookstore shelf. Spine tight, boards rigid, tips pointed. No dings or marks. No remainder mark or other issues. Dust jack is not clipped and is as new and looks spectacular in its new shiny mylar dust protector. Shipping box is suitable for wrapping with a non-price listed purchase order inside along with biodegradable packing..
Reviews
On May 12 2019, a reader said:
4.5★s
The Better Sister is a stand-alone novel by best-selling American author, Alafair Burke. When e-zine executive, Chloe Taylor comes home from a dinner party to find her husband, corporate lawyer Adam Macintosh, fatally stabbed, the police initially suspect it's a robbery gone wrong. But closer examination has them arresting Adam's sixteen-year-old son, Ethan. And despite being virtually estranged from Ethan's mother, her sister Nicky, they now join forces to scramble to his defence.
Detective Jennifer Guidry is convinced that Ethan Macintosh killed his father and, despite lacking some vital evidence like the murder weapon, the prosecution has dug up a fairly credible motive, and a time line that fits the defendant's whereabouts. But Ethan's stepmother is insisting the police investigate Adam's movements in the 48 hours before his murder. Guidry dismisses this until a newspaper article rings a bell.
At first, readers may wonder just how reliable a narrator Chloe is; she certainly has some secrets she's not revealing, but the reason for any discrepancies becomes apparent later on. And if the story starts out fairly straight-forward, with perhaps a few little kinks in the plot, then with each chapter, another wrinkle, another layer, another twist, another turn is added to the story, so that the reader is kept guessing until the final chapters, and even the most astute reader is unlikely to easily deduce the murderer's identity.
Burke gives the reader some great characters and the banter between the sisters is particularly delightful. There are plenty of clues and red herrings dropped throughout the story, and readers of Burke's earlier novels The Ex and The Wife will recognise Olivia Randall in her role as lawyer for the defence with some excellent courtroom drama. A gripping page turner.
This unbiased review is from an uncorrected proof copy provided by Allen & Unwin.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Winding Road Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001054
- Title
- The Better Sister: A Novel
- Author
- Alafair Burke
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0062853376
- ISBN 13
- 9780062853370
- Publisher
- Harper
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2019
- Keywords
- Mystery
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