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Her Sister's Child A Heart-stopping Psychological Thriller with an Incredible Twist
‘Oh my god! This had me on the edge of my seat, read it in one sitting… Fantastic… I was completely gripped… Absolutely loved it, totally deserves five stars.’ Bonnie’s Book Talk, ????? Sixteen years ago my sister died. Her baby disappeared on the same day. And I’ve never stopped searching for her… Lizzy’s life was complicated and she had so many secrets. Secrets I kept for her. Maybe if I’d done things differently, she’d still be here now and the little girl she gave birth to wouldn’t have gone missing… In all these years, I’ve never stopped looking, but I’d almost given up hope. Until now. Because today I encountered an old school friend, Johnny, and it all came flooding back to me. That day. The terrible discovery. And something he said made me realise the shocking truth: I’ve always known who took Lizzy’s baby. I just didn’t want to admit it. Because then everything that happened would be my fault… A twisty, unputdownable psychological thriller that will keep you hooked until the last page. Fans of Behind Closed Doors, Friend Request and The Girl on the Train will love Her Sister’s Child Why readers are gripped by Her Sister’s Child: ‘Wow, this had me picking up my Kindle at every available opportunity. I finished this in less than 24 hours, desperate to find out what happened!... Kept me gripped from the off... An absolute triumph.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ????? ‘Just brilliant, I loved every page and couldn''t put it down… Brilliantly addictive... Left me wanting more… A very worthy five stars from me.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ????? ‘Where do I start? This was truly brilliant; I was totally hooked... Has twists you just don’t see coming… my heart was pounding reading the last two chapters!’ Goodreads Reviewer, ????? ‘WOW!! This book grabs you in from the first chapter and just doesn''t let go. I stayed up until 2am just to finish it, it was that good. Five stars - a must read!!’ NetGalley Reviewer, ????? ‘Absolutely brilliant!! So many twists and turns from the start. I was kept on the edge of my seat and enthralled throughout. A hair-raising family psychological thriller. I would highly recommend it.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ????? ‘Wow! This is the first book by Alison James I have read, and I''ll definitely be reading the rest of her books now. This book was thrilling, tense and exciting… I couldn''t stop reading until I was finished, and the ending was brilliant…
Pages: 350
ISBN: 9781800192683
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Rachel S.
Apr 6, 2026
Told in multiple perspectives Her Sister’s Child is page-turner that will grip you from the very beginning and keep you gripped to the very end.
Lizzie Armitage is Paula’s older sister, unfortunately, is an addict and pregnant, she asks Paula not to tell anyone and Paula last saw her when she was in labour. A few days later Lizzie is dead and there is no sign of a baby. Paula tries to convince her mother there was a baby but because she was a young teen at the time no one believed her.
16 years later, after Paula has visited Lizzie’s grave on the day which would have been her 40th birthday she decides that she needs to look into where this baby is, she is certain Lizzie was pregnant and even though there was no baby found with the body she is convinced it was born.
She starts digging along with the help of her teen heartthrob Johnny and they start putting together the pieces of the mystery.
We also have Charlie, a young girl who had a slip-up and falls pregnant, her boyfriend stays with her because she has money but he is a pig, Spending HER money of flash cars, holidays, treating her like crap and disappearing. When the relationship breaks down and the baby is born, after a heart to heart with her parents she decides to move back in with her parents. The day of the move someone kidnaps her baby.
These two people and stories are interlinks with each other and told in several perspectives and in different timelines too.
I just could not put this book down, it was so intense, there were a lot of twists and turns along the way and I was completely engrossed in it until the very end.
The characters were so believable and it was true to life, the areas in the book were well described and just how you would probably see those areas on the TV.
Alison James wrote a fantastic book that will have you hooked from the very first page and it will stay with you. I would love to see either a film or a TV drama about it. I am sure a lot of people would like it.
Lizzie Armitage is Paula’s older sister, unfortunately, is an addict and pregnant, she asks Paula not to tell anyone and Paula last saw her when she was in labour. A few days later Lizzie is dead and there is no sign of a baby. Paula tries to convince her mother there was a baby but because she was a young teen at the time no one believed her.
16 years later, after Paula has visited Lizzie’s grave on the day which would have been her 40th birthday she decides that she needs to look into where this baby is, she is certain Lizzie was pregnant and even though there was no baby found with the body she is convinced it was born.
She starts digging along with the help of her teen heartthrob Johnny and they start putting together the pieces of the mystery.
We also have Charlie, a young girl who had a slip-up and falls pregnant, her boyfriend stays with her because she has money but he is a pig, Spending HER money of flash cars, holidays, treating her like crap and disappearing. When the relationship breaks down and the baby is born, after a heart to heart with her parents she decides to move back in with her parents. The day of the move someone kidnaps her baby.
These two people and stories are interlinks with each other and told in several perspectives and in different timelines too.
I just could not put this book down, it was so intense, there were a lot of twists and turns along the way and I was completely engrossed in it until the very end.
The characters were so believable and it was true to life, the areas in the book were well described and just how you would probably see those areas on the TV.
Alison James wrote a fantastic book that will have you hooked from the very first page and it will stay with you. I would love to see either a film or a TV drama about it. I am sure a lot of people would like it.