The Silent Sister_An gripping psychological thriller with a nail-biting twist

by Shalini Boland

  The Secret Mother

  ‘Absolutely addictive and brilliant with an end I didn't see coming. This is one book you have to read and it gets 5 huge stars from me!!!!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

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  'Are you my mummy?’

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  Tessa Markham returns home to find a child in her kitchen. He thinks she’s his mother. But Tessa doesn’t have any children.

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  Not anymore.

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  She doesn’t know who the little boy is or how he got there.

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  After contacting the police, Tessa is suspected of taking the mystery child. Her whole life is turned upside down. And then her husband reveals a secret of his own…

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  Tessa isn’t sure what to believe or who to trust. Because someone is lying. To find out who, she must confront her painful past. But is the truth more dangerous than Tessa realises?

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  An absolutely unputdownable psychological thriller with a twist that will make you wonder if you can ever trust anyone again. If you loved Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train and The Sister this book will have you hooked.

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  Also by Shalini Boland

  The Secret Mother

  The Child Next Door

  The Silent Sister

  The Millionaire’s Wife

  The Best Friend

  The Girl from the Sea

  A Letter from Shalini

  Thank you for reading my sixth psychological thriller The Silent Sister. I hope you enjoyed reading Lizzy’s story as much as I enjoyed writing it. The story is set in Malmesbury where my mum used to own a lovely little clothes and gift shop, and where I had a Saturday job and worked during the holidays. Luckily, I didn’t have a psycho stalker or a shop-lifting co-worker!

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  Thanks so much!

  Shalini Boland x

  The Child Next Door

  ‘Don’t take my baby.’

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  Kirstie Rawlings is jolted awake by a child crying. Racing upstairs to check on her new-born, she is plunged into every parents’ worst nightmare. She hears an unknown voice in the baby monitor, saying: ‘Let’s take the child – and go.’

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  Is someone trying to steal her little girl?

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  In the bedroom, her daughter is safe asleep in her cot. Is the voice coming from a nearby house? But there aren’t any other children living on her quiet country road…

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  The police don't believe her. And neither does her husband.

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  Kirstie knows something isn’t right. She thought she could trust her neighbours, now she isn’t sure.As she unravels the secrets of the people living on her street, Kirstie’s perfect life begins to fall apart.

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  Because someone is hiding a terrible lie. And they will do anything to stop Kirstie uncovering the truth. But is the danger closer to home than she thinks?

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  From the top ten bestselling author of The Secret Mother, this completely gripping psychological thriller will make you wonder what really goes on behind closed doors. And will keep you guessing from the first page until the final shocking twist.

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  The Millionaire’s Wife

  ‘I am completely and utterly speechless… Oh wow, absolutely triple wow… literally had me on tenterhooks… I thought I was going to fall off my chair.’ Mixing Reality with Fiction

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  Everyone has their secrets. But this one could destroy your marriage.

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  When Anna Blackwell opens an email from an unknown sender, the shocking image attached shatters her perfect world. A woman has been killed. And Anna knows who did it. The past is catching up with her.

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  Is it her turn next?

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  To protect herself and her husband Will, she must tell him the terrible truth about her first love. But as the secrets of her life unravel, Anna begins to realise that she is not the only one who has been living a lie.

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  Anna doesn’t know who to turn to: her best friend, her parents, her husband. But she knows that her ex-lover is dangerous and she must stop him, before it’s too late…

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  From the bestselling author of The Secret Mother and The Child Next Door, this utterly unputdownable psychological thriller will have you gasping at every twist. If you loved Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train and The Sister this book is for you.

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  Available now.

  Acknowledgements

  Thank you to everyone at Bookouture for publishing my books with such style and expertise. I feel extremely lucky to have your support. Special thanks to my incredibly talented publisher Natasha Harding for being so fantastic to work with. Your ideas are always the best!

  Thanks also to the wonderful Ellen Gleeson, Lauren Finger, Peta Nightingale, Natalie Butlin and Alex Crow for everything you do. Thank you doesn’t quite seem to cover it, but I really do appreciate you all.

  A huge, great, squishy thank you to Publicity team Kim Nash and Noelle Holten who always ensure that my books get plenty of release-day love and more. You are truly awesome!

  Thanks to my copy editor Donna Hillyer for your insightful comments. And to Jenny Page for such a great and thorough proofread. Also thank you to fabulous designer Emma Graves for yet another eye-catching cover.

  Thank you Sammy H.K. Smith for advising on all the police-procedural aspects of my book. As always, any mistakes and embellishments in procedure are my own.

  Thank you to Terry Harden, Deanna Finn, Julie Carey and Amara Gillo for being the best beta readers in the universe. I’m lucky to have your eagle eyes on my books.

  Thank you to all the fabulous book bloggers out there who are so supportive and enthusiastic, giving up their time to read, review, blog and share on social media. You guys all rock. I’m also grateful to my readers who take the time to read, review or recommend my books. I appreciate your tremendous support and it’s been great getting to know a lot of you.

  Pete Boland, you’re always there to help iron out plot wrinkles or make me a cuppa when I forget to come up for air. Couldn’t do it without you.

  Published by Bookouture

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  An imprint of StoryFire Ltd.

  Carmelite House

  50 Victoria Embankment

  London EC4Y 0DZ

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  www.bookouture.com

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  Copyright © Shalini Boland 2018

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  Shalini Boland has asserted her right to be identified as the author of this work.

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  All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording
or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers.

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  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places and events other than those clearly in the public domain are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.

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  ISBN: 978-1-78681-555-2