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Little Sister

Little Sister

Is she witness, victim or killer? A nail-biting thriller with twists you'll never see coming

Summary

Is she the victim, or the killer? . . . THE GRIPPING NEW THRILLER FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER GYTHA LODGE

'Addictive, fast-paced and so expertly plotted' CLAIRE DOUGLAS
'This will have you hooked to the last page!' 5***** Reader Review
'Smart, moody, intense and tangled. I loved it' GILLIAN MCALLISTER
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Two sisters, Keely and Nina, disappear without a trace.

Days later, Keely comes back, covered in blood.

It's not her blood.

Detective Jonah Sheens knows that she must know what happened to Nina. But before she tells him, Keely insists on telling their full story from the beginning.

Is she a traumatised young woman, in need of help?

Or is she playing a deadly game?

Can Jonah find the truth - and the missing girl - before it's too late? . . .
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'What an incredibly gripping thriller. Pulled me in from the start' 5***** Reader Review

'Brilliantly sharp, and wonderfully paced, it is a page-turner not to be missed' L.V. Matthews, Richard and Judy bestselling author of The Twins

'A brilliant police procedural story with plenty of twists' 5***** Reader Review

'Perfectly paced, with twists and turns to keep you hooked' Amanda Jennings

'Very clever, and full of twists. Nothing is as it seems and the story twists until your head is spinning' 5***** Reader Review

'Wow. Just wow. This book is phenomenal!' 5***** Reader Review

'Outstanding. A gripping thriller' 5***** Reader Review

Praise for Gytha Lodge:

'Gripped me from the first page and kept me turning the pages long into the night' Erin Kelly

'Fast-paced but never rushed, with clues and twists to keep you absolutely hooked from the first page to the last' Jane Casey

'Filled with twists and turns made to suck you in and prove once again that Gytha Lodge is a master of crime detective stories' 5**** Reader Review

'A novel that literally makes you hold your breath then gasp out loud' Val McDermid

'Full of corkscrew twists and subtle turns' Daily Mail

'A dark, deep, terrific thriller' Nicci French

Reviews

  • Addictive, fast-paced and so expertly plotted that when I finished I had to read the beginning again, in awe at the twists. I'm a huge fan of the Sheens series but this is my favourite yet. I loved it!
    Claire Douglas

About the author

Gytha Lodge

Gytha Lodge lives in Cambridge with her son. She Lies in Wait, her debut novel, was a Sunday Times bestseller, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick and an international bestseller. Set in the New Forest and the surrounding area, Lodge's highly-acclaimed DCI Jonah Sheens series also includes Watching From the Dark, Lie Beside Me, Little Sister and A Killer in the Family. Dead To Me is her first standalone thriller.
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