The Half Sister

The Half Sister by Sandie Jones. New York: Minotaur Books, 2020. 290 pages. **** 

Kate and her sister Lauren each had their own relationship with their father. Since his death, their relationship is strained for a number of reasons; Lauren is happily married with children while Kate and her husband are trying desperately to have a child. Sunday lunches at their mother's house have become uncomfortable and are about to be changed forever by a stranger's knock at the door. Who is this young woman and why does she claim to be their half sister? Kate doesn't believe her story and yet Lauren begins to recall inconsistencies in her parent's past. Did their father have a child by another woman? Does their mother know?

I put everything on hold when I sit down to read a Sandie Jones novel. I am lucky enough to get an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) and want to enjoy every minute of it. The Half Sister does not disappoint. At some point, I thought I had it all figured out and was prepared to be smug about the ending. Was I ever wrong! Very entertaining and surprisingly enough, the second psychological thriller novel this week that I have read about half sisters. (Sister Dear by McKinnon) Each unique and equally entertaining. Jones gets better and better with each book and is a master at building the suspense and then-- that added twist. I look forward to future novels and recommend this one.


Other books by Sandie Jomes:
The First Mistake
The Other Woman - her debut novel

SANDIE JONES has worked as a freelance journalist for over twenty years, and has written for publications including the Sunday Times, Woman’s Weekly and the Daily Mail. She lives in London with her husband and three children. The Other Woman is her debut novel and a Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club pick.

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