The Missing Sister
Thriller
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer (April 1, 2020)
Paperback: 299 pages

Synopsis

 

In Paris, her twin sister has vanished, leaving behind three chilling words: Trust no one.

Shayna Darby is finally coming to terms with her parents’ deaths when she’s delivered another blow. The body of her estranged twin sister, Angela—the possible victim of a serial killer—has been pulled from the Seine. Putting what’s left of her life on hold, Shayna heads to Paris. But while cleaning out Angela’s apartment, Shayna makes a startling discovery: a coded message meant for her alone…

Alive. Trust no one.

Taking the warning to heart, Shayna maintains the lie. She makes a positive ID on the remains and works to find out where—and why—her missing sister is hiding. Shayna retraces her sister’s footsteps, and they lead her down into Paris’s underbelly.

As she gets closer to the truth—and to the killer—Shayna’s own life may now be in the balance…

 

 

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Review

This book is great for those that appreciate a good suspense/thriller novel.

Shayna receives a call that her twin is missing and might be dead, so she ventures to Paris to discover that maybe not all is as it seems.  Especially when she finds a note written to her in their childhood secret language.  It says to “trust no one” and that shakes Shayna to her core.

There are various characters in this book that seem suspicious, can she trust any of them?  Do these characters have ulterior motives that they believe Shayna can assist in finding answers?

This book is fast paced since it takes place over a week.  Shayna delays her trip home to try and find the answers to the serial killer roaming the streets of Paris and to find her sister.  Shayna has to be intelligent to get into med school, but some of her actions had me questioning that intelligence.   While she knows not to trust anyone, she doesn’t make wise decisions with her actions.  I also wonder about her sister, Angela, especially as the book is coming to the conclusion and we learn things about where she has been over the last few weeks.  I don’t want to give any spoilers but it seems like Angela could have done more to save herself.

I enjoyed learning some of the history of Paris and the catacombs and brothels that played a part in Angela’s studies and the search for her.  The fact that you can do a tour and there are bones in the catacombs is eery to me.  I may have been like Shayna and not really wanted to see that part of Paris.

At various places in the book, Shayna seems to be rambling.  Maybe she is tired and hasn’t had enough sleep, or perhaps it was filler for the story.  I do think that this time gives both sisters a chance to work out issues from when their parents died and perhaps grow closer again.

I really enjoyed Madame Chang’s character.  She is an intriguing woman and has done so much in her life and merits her own book.

The book does seem to leave questions unanswered and I wonder if there will be a followup book that answers those questions.  I don’t think there will be because I can’t imagine what the next story would include unless it picks up from Madame Chang’s perspective and her story.

Overall we enjoyed this book and give it 4 paws up.

 

 

 

About the Author

 

Originally from Sacramento, Elle Marr explored the urban wilderness of Southern California before spending three wine-and-cheese-filled years in France. There she earned a master’s degree from the Sorbonne University in Paris. Now she lives and writes outside Portland, Oregon, with her husband and one very demanding feline. When she’s not busy writing her next novel, she’s most likely thinking about it.

 

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