'I loved how the fiendishly complicated back story unfolded and then how everything made sense in the end – so satisfying!' Marian Keyes

‘A brilliant story about the cost of family secrets, the powerful bonds of sisterhood and how far we will go to protect the ones we love’ Edel Coffey

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This family lived a life before me. And now I wonder if it was what happened in that life – all those secrets – that tore this family apart . . . not me.

The warring Brown sisters. Lucy. Susannah. Tara. Each is haunted – by disgrace (Lucy), vanity (Susannah) and envy (Tara). Most of all they are haunted by secrets.

Just before a dinner at their mother’s idyllic holiday cottage, Susannah disappears. That same night a young woman is killed violently on a nearby beach.

Amid the confusion the next morning, Lucy discovers a link between Susannah and the murder victim. Lucy must summon all she knows from her short-lived policing career to figure out the connection and find her sister.

But tracking down Susannah means Lucy confronting her own shame. It also means resurrecting ghosts that Susannah, Tara – and their mother – desperately want to keep buried.

Even if Lucy finds Susannah, will the truth destroy them all?

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'Outstanding. An accomplished, clever thriller . . . the three sisters steal the show with their warring loyalties' Jane Casey

‘Jen Bray has perfectly balanced pace with heart . . . beautifully thoughtful storytelling. I loved it!’ Liv Matthews

‘Gets its hooks into you from the first page and doesn’t let go. Tautly plotted, gripping and suspenseful’ Michelle McDonagh

‘A page-turning tale of long kept secrets and murder' Andrea Carter
‘So well plotted with characters who jump off the page . . . I was hooked from the start!’ Patricia Gibney

‘Tense and twisty’ Sheila O’Flanagan

‘By turns gripping, pacy and emotionally satisfying – blistering’ Claire Coughlan

‘Intriguing . . . the complex relationships between the sisters are beautifully depicted’ Fiona Gartland

‘A tightly woven, twisty tale’ Kitty Murphy

‘I really enjoyed all the layers and intrigue – keeps you guessing' Clara Dillon

‘Accomplished . . . gripping’ Rosemary Hennigan'

'Three sisters and a myriad of complex, volcanic secrets! Intense, twisty and gripping. I loved it!' Vanessa O'Loughlin

‘A wonderfully woven mystery’ Amy Jordan

‘Chock full of family secrets . . . thrilling and twisty’ Catherine Kirwan

‘Beautifully plotted and written, compelling and emotional’ Vicki Notaro

‘Taut, terrific, tense . . . old wounds, secrecy and sibling relationships are tested to their limits in this twisty, unpredictable mystery’ Gill Perdue

‘After reading the first two chapters there was no putting it down . . . loved it!’ Michelle Teahan

‘So vivid and atmospheric … the sisters were brilliantly brilliantly written. I will be recommending it to everyone!’ Sarah Easter Collins

‘Keeps you guessing all the way.’ Rory Egan