The Better Sister

A Novel

De: Alafair Burke

Narrado por: Sophie Amoss, Samantha Desz, Mike Chamberlain

Duración: 9 h y 24 m

Resumen del Editor

From Alafair Burke - New York Times best-selling author of the runaway hit The Wife - comes another twisty tale of domestic noir. When a prominent Manhattan lawyer is murdered, two estranged sisters - one the dead man’s widow, the other his ex - must set aside mistrust and old resentments...but can they escape their past?

Though Chloe was the younger of the two Taylor sisters, she always seemed to be in charge. She was the honor-roll student with big dreams and an even bigger work ethic. Nicky was always restless...and more than a little reckless - the opposite of her ambitious little sister. She floated from job to job and man to man and stayed close to home in Cleveland.

For a while, it seemed like both sisters had found happiness. Chloe earned a scholarship to an Ivy League school and moved to New York City, where she landed a coveted publishing job. Nicky married promising young attorney Adam Macintosh and gave birth to a baby boy they named Ethan. The Taylor sisters became virtual strangers.

Now, more than 15 years later, their lives are drastically different - and Chloe is married to Adam. When he’s murdered by an intruder at the couple’s East Hampton beach house, Chloe reluctantly allows her teenaged stepson’s biological mother - her estranged sister, Nicky - back into her life. But when the police begin to treat Ethan as a suspect in his father’s death, the two sisters are forced to unite...and to confront the truth behind family secrets they have tried to bury in the past.

©2019 Alafair Burke (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers

Good original story

Excellent writing, lots of twists and turns. Plan to look up what else this author has written.

Good solid book.

I enjoyed this book. The story is an old one; sibling rivalry yet with a twist that isn't unheard of but is certainly uncommon. The ending was handled in a surgical way. Sometimes an otherwise good book can be destroyed by the narration and fortunately this is not the case with "The Better Sister". I recommend this book.

Enjoyed this book!

A few unexpected twists. Was happy to see it wasn’t totally predictable as so many books seem to be these days!

AB does it again!

I loved the book. I couldn’t stop listening! I love how she only unveils pieces of the truth to keep you on the edge of your seat. I wasn’t crazy about the narrator but I’ve heard worse.

Good audiobook

When I started this audiobook I thought it was very slow and didn't think I would finish it. The narrator was one I didn't care for, but the story sure did get better. If you can get past the slow speaking narrator then you'll enjoy the story.

Above average

I did not see that coming!!!! First time I’ve truly been stumped by who the murderer was.


SPOILER ALERT:
I did not like that kitty Panda was overweight. That’s why I went from 4 stars to 3 stars.

Lots of twists

Lots of legal talk that I didn't understand , but overall pretty good story. Surprise ending

The better sister

The struggles of an overachiever and her sibling that lead to trouble as adults. Some adult language

This was ok.

I felt like the story was a little forced. It didn’t seem to come together very nicely. The author worked hard on adding twists, but, like I said, it just seemed forced. The narration was ok, but the voice was hard to listen to after a while.

The Better Book

This was the first Alafair. Burke novel I’d read, and I’ll certainly follow it with others. Good writing, believable and interesting characters, and the level of suspense kept me listening when I should have gone to sleep.