The Wrong Sister by Claire Douglas

 

Tasha has always felt in the shadow of her older sister, Alice. Their lifestyles couldn't be more different; 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 four-year-old twins.

When Alice realises that Tasha is struggling - with money, the kids, losing her identity - she suggests they do a lifeswap for a week. Alice and Kyle will come to stay at Tasha's terraced house to look after the twins, while Tasha and Harry spend the week in Alice and Kyle's Venice apartment.

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. They think it must have been a burglary gone wrong.

Until a note arrives through the letterbox saying It was supposed to be you.

Who was there that night, and why?

Is it really Tasha they are targeting?

Thanks so much to Penguin Michael Joseph for my gifted proof of this one.

I’ve only ever read one of Claire’s books before (The Girls Who Disappeared), and her short story (The Text), but I was really interested in this one. I was not disappointed!!

Claire has a way with her books that make you want to keep reading into the early hours of the morning. I think I blasted through this in a few days. I was gripped, I really had no idea what was going on or who was behind anything. There were shocks and twists I didn’t see coming at all. 

I loved the relationship between Tasha and Alice, I’m close with my sister so I like reading about siblings who are close. I felt sorry for them all, but I couldn’t get over Alice seeing her husband attack and killed. I can’t ever imagine going through something like that. I felt sorry for their mother too, living in a different country, having to rush for flights to get back to your children who are hurt.

I’m definitely reading Claire’s backlog, and I have 2 already to read (The Sisters, The Couple at no9). I hope all her books are just as thrilling, I was glued to the pages!

Thanks again to MJP for my proof, and of course Claire Douglas for a brilliant story!

I loved seeing a little easter egg to one of her other books too, did you see it?