a family of strangers

a family of strangers by Emilie Richards. Canada: Mira, 2019. 484 pages. Reader's Guide. *****

All of her life, Ryan lived in the shadow of her much older perfect sister, Wendy. When Wendy calls asking for help and swearing Ryan to secrecy, Ryan drops what she is doing and rushes to take care of her two nieces. Not having children of her own and having had a traumatic break up, Ryan is unprepared to take care of two little girls who seem determined to guard their secrets. When Wendy's story starts to fall apart and someone tries to break into her sister's home, Ryan discovers an unusual locked medicine cabinet and a safe disguised as a circuit breaker box.  Ryan uses her skills as a true- crime podcaster to try and find out if Wendy is in danger or is she on the run because she is guilty? Ryan begins to realize she doesn't she really know her sister, and she begins to question her relationship with her parents. Is anyone telling the truth?

I received this book as a monthly choice of the Whimsical Wings Book Club (Book Hive FB Book Club) and I really enjoyed it. I was drawn in from the very beginning and read it in one day. Perfect escape from life reading, Richards "good sister gone bad" plot is refreshing and will keep you guessing until the very end.

This is my favorite book that I have received so far from the Book Club to read.

Emilie Richards is the author of seventy plus novels which have been published in more than twenty-one countries and sixteen languages. Her most recent novel is A Family of Strangers, a June 2019 trade paperback and hardcover release from Mira Books. Emilie has won the RITA from Romance Writers of America and multiple awards from RT Book Reviews, including one for career achievement. She regularly appears on bestseller lists, and ten of her books have been made into television movies in Germany. Emilie lives in Sarasota, Florida with her husband in the winter and Chautauqua, New York in summer.

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