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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[Come to Paris. Your sister is dead]***
(Thomas & Mercer, 1 April 2020, 294 pages, ebook, bought from @AmazonKindle #AmazonFirstReads)
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I knew I had to read this book when I read it was set in Paris. Paris is my favourite city in the world. I love books set in the city. I also love books about missing people. So The Missing Sister was a shoe in. Shayna is a compelling character. I liked the fact her relationship with her twin isn't perfect, and in fact, as hinted at in flashbacks, is quite toxic at times. It felt very real to me. There are alternative chapters which take the form of various emails Angela sent Shayna when she moved to Paris, mostly set after their parents died. I would have liked to read more of this to get to know Angela a bit more. Paris is very real in this book. Shayna's experiences as a tourist, alone, not able to speak much French felt very real. There is a lot of misdirection in the book and I didn't really know what happened to Angela. When the truth is revealed it shocked me and gave me the creeps. Well worth a read.
