Continuing with some upcoming proofs for the ninth book of the year, and I couldn’t wait any longer for this one as been dying to read it - ‘The Wrong Sister’, the latest title from Claire Douglas.

Tasha has always felt in the shadow of her older sister, Alice. With Alice flying high with her career & married to wealthy entrepreneur Kyle, Tasha feels they couldn’t be more different with her married to her childhood sweetheart with four year old twins. When Alice gifts Tasha & Aaron a trip to Venice to celebrate their wedding anniversary it seems like life is on the up and Tasha is excited for the life swap for a week. However a few days in it all goes terribly wrong when an intruder breaks into their home attacking Alice and killing Kyle. A note then appears for Tasha saying ‘It should’ve been you’ and it becomes clear someone is out to get them, but which sister?

The wait was worth it, this is a fast paced thriller with Claire Douglas’s brilliant writing style that has you engrossed from the first chapter. The misdirection of the story is perfectly placed, making you feel like you are heading in one direction before abruptly being sent down another route before another swerve altogether, so many twists and the final one is a very clever one. A clever use of different character points of view which sets the scene from all angles.

A little smile swept across my face at the mention of a character’s Cocker Spaniel called Biscuit (exactly the same as my dog!) and a very nice nod to the authors previous title ‘The Girls Who Disappeared’ in the mention of a podcast one of the characters wanted to listen to. I made this last a few days to savour it but could have quite easily read in one sitting! Another trademark outstanding thriller from this author that thoroughly recommend.

The Wrong Sister immediately gripped me and I read it all in one sitting as I just couldn’t put it down!

Tense, fast-paced, and thrilling!

The Wrong Sister follows two sisters, Tasha and Alice, as they do a bit of a ‘life swap’. Tasha is mum of 2 and gets to take a week away to Alice’s luxurious apartment in Venice, and Alice, the highflyer, gets to spend a week with her two nieces that she adores. It sounds like the perfect plan for them both to have a change of pace. It doesn’t take long for things to quickly go awry though and we’re soon swept up into a fast paced murder mystery.

The misdirection was just perfect here. I love a mystery with lots of red herrings, and Douglas perfectly interwove them to create a really interesting and complex plot that kept me completely hooked. Did I see the ending coming? Yes. But sometimes that’s more of an indicator of an author successfully planting seeds earlier on, than something negative. I personally want the ‘reveals’ to make sense, and they only make sense if the crumbs have been scattered about for us, so if you read a lot of mysteries this might not shock you but it will entertain!

I’m usually pretty against split POV but again this was done brilliantly and it really added to the story. I also think Douglas managed to create some really believable characters and relationships here that just added some richness to the story.

Honestly I don’t think I can ask for more! I am definitely going to be taking a look into what else Douglas has written as this was a thoroughly enjoyable read!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an E-ARC

Thank you to netgalley, the author and the publisher for the advance copy.

Claire Douglas never fails to deliver twisty psychological thrillers and this was no exception.

Absolutely brilliantly book that had me hooked from the start. It has you guessing the whole way through (although I did work out a lot if it early on) but that doesn't deviate from how brilliant a read this is.

If you love a psychological thriller then this is for you. I couldn't put it down from start to finish.

With many thanks to Netgalley for this free arc and I am leaving this unbiased review voluntarily

Well Claire Douglas has done it again! Another mind blowing 5 star read. The author takes you on a rollercoaster of suspense and misdirection to leave you guessing until the very end. Brilliantly done, wonderfully written with some top class characters. Gripping from start to finish, this is the epitome of a page turner and I could not put this book down. Flawless

Amazing! I love Claire Douglas books and The Wrong Sister is excellent. I went through lots of different emotions reading this story from terror to tearful. I didn’t expect the outcome either which is unusual for me. I highly recommend this book.
Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Ms Douglas has done It again with another fabulous read with her latest offering ‘The Wrong sister’.
Tasha and Alice are both sisters but very different to each other. Tasha lives in Chew Norton where they both grew up and is married to Aaron and has twin daughters. Alice is married to Kyle and lives in London and is quite wealthy. When the sisters agree to do a life swap. Alice will look after the twin girls. While Tasha and Aaron have a much-needed break and head of to Venice and stay in Tasha’s holiday villa.
The couple themselves when they are accosted by a man with a knife when they get lost in the back streets of Venice. But the couple manage to get away. But they receive further bad news when she gets a call to say that someone tried to burgle their home while Alice and Kyle and the twins are asleep. When Kyle goes to find out what is happening Kyle ends up dead and her sister Alice is injured. More shock comes when a note is left saying to Tasha that it should have been you.
This is another fantastic read from the author. It is a tense gripping and quite complex thriller, and the authors is great placing some red herrings to keep you guessing throughout. I hadn’t figured anything out until the conclusion of the story with the author’s trademark twist at the end. 5 stars from me.

I’ve read several books by this author and enjoyed them all.

Tasha’s older sister, Alice, is very wealthy and, as well as a big house in London, she and her husband also have a holiday home in Venice. Alice kindly offers her sister a holiday in Venice, while she and her husband, Kyle, look after Tasha and Aaron’s twin 3-year-old girls in their own home.

Tasha and Aaron arrive in Venice and, whilst getting back to the flat after dinner, they feel they’re being followed. Then they get a phone call to say that Alice and Kyle have been attacked – in Tasha and Aaron’s house – and that Kyle has died. Alice is still alive but in intensive care.

They rush back to the UK to be with their daughters and to support Alice, but then Tasha receives a note, saying “It should have been you”.

Brilliant and gripping, I couldn’t put this down.

Thank you to NetGalley, Michael Joseph, and Penguin Random House for an advance reader copy in return for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this awesome new thriller from @clairedouglasauthor
Claire has always been an auto buy author for me as every single one of her books have been an amazing experience for me.
So when @netgalley approved my request for this thriller I literally screamed out loud in excitement.

As per my expectations this was another winner. I found it had a great pace and kept me on the edge of my seat all the way through.
The key for me for any good thriller is not being able to guess the end.. and once again I was left gobsmacked by the twists as they kept coming.
Another easy 5 stars for Claire Douglas.

Thank you to @penguinrandomhouse @michaeljbooks and @netgalley for my EARC in exchange for this honest review

This book is due out in March 2024 and should be a must read for any thriller reader.

Having enjoyed all of her previous books I was looking forward to this one and it didn't disappoint. In fact I think it is her best yet. Really relatable characters, (likeable and flawed) interesting family dynamics, lots of red herrings and really well researched.
Loved it! Highly recommend!

I really enjoyed this book. The setting was realistic as were the characters. The plot was a bit far-fetched but it was still gripping. Family dynamics were explored well too.

Whenever I see a new Claire Douglas book I have to read it. And thanks to Netgalley I was approved an ARC of this which comes out in a few months time.
This one is probably not her best work. Don't get me wrong Claire grips you in quite early on and keeps chapters fairly short which definitely helps me.
The reason I dropped stars... Too many unnecessary characters thrown in and I found myself going who is this why are they important. I prefer books to have a few characters at most!
Also I found parts of the story skittish. Within a chapter it would suddenly change to a different part of the day and I sat there thinking I'd missed a page accidentally.
I thought I'd figured out the ending around 60% in but nope one final twist.
Overall not amazing but not a bad read.

Claire has always been, and will continue to be, one of my favourite authors. The Wrong Sister is set in a little village in theSouth West and follows the story of Tasha and her family. Unfortunately her sister is attacked in Tasha's home, and post the attack so much unfolds from both the past and present. I love the story telling through different points of views, and it was a great way to introduce a big part of the mystery. There are themes of murder, mystery and family drama and dynamics, a gripping read to kick of 2024 with!

"The Wrong Sister" is a great thriller which keeps you guessing until the end. It is the story of sisters Tasha and Alice, and also their younger sister Holly, who was abducted when only a few months old. Tasha is a wife and mother who works in the dental practice in the town where she was born. Alice is a high-flying biochemist with a PhD, who lives in London with husband Kyle. They are very different personalities, but similar in looks, and have slightly grown apart since Alice left for university.

The small town setting allows for the slight claustrophobia of everyone knowing everyone else's business, remembering them from school, etc. There are long held grudges and long memories. With plenty of twists and turns the novel is gripping and fairly believable. A great read.

Thanks to Net Galley and the publishers for the opportunity to review this book.

Thank you to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

Tasha and Alice are sisters with very different lives. Tasha is married with twins, still living in her home town. Alice is married to a wealthy man, with a hugely successful career. Alice can see Tasha needs a break and to rekindle the romance with her husband so offers them a break in her Venice apartment while she looks after the twins. Essentially, a life swap. Not long after the break begins, Alice suffers a break in at Tashas home and her husband dies. A note is then put through the door saying “It was supposed to have been you” sent to Tasha. What secrets need spilling to get the whole truth?

This author never fails to release a page turner, and this one was no different. We read from different POV and it was great to read from Tasha and Alice’s mum, and have another story weaved through the main who dunnit. The plot was cleverly written, and completely gripping with pure tension on every page. I enjoyed the characters, but I especially liked their mum, she was deeper than the girls. Brilliant, and my favourite book of the year so far.

Utterly brilliant

I absolutely devoured it in two days
Believable characters and some quite annoying, secrets, intrigue ..... oh God! and that ending .... I did not expect it

This has keep me captivated all weekend! What a book!! It's multi pov and dual timeline and it's written seamlessly! Some books can switch povs in quite a clunky jarring way but this didn't block the flow or the story at all! The characters are well written and given depth and dimension and the plot itsself had me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end! The twists in this book are just genius, I didn't see most of them coming and spent the whole time without a clue what to expect next. Amazing!

This was a really good read. So many secrets in a family. There are some truly horrific characters which always makes for a juicy story and I was way out in my estimation of why things were happening. Plenty of surprises here and I would definitely recommend this thriller/family drama.

She's done it again and written yet another brilliantly executed mystery/thriller!

As is common in Claire Douglas books, I likely that the book is told from multiple perspectives, as it provides us with extra insight and information. There's always those chapters told from the unknown perspective that has you guessing!

I couldn't put this book down and finished it in 5 hours (no I don't have anything better to do on a Sunday). There's so much going on that the book sinks its claws in to you and won't let you stop until you've devoured it.

Overall, a twisty and gripping page-turner about family and what we do to protect them.

Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Random House for providing an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Claire Douglas is an absolute autobuy author for me and this didn't disappoint at all. Another very clever and twisty thriller, this time based around an unexpected murder and a missing baby. I really liked how Douglas wove two timelines together without using a dual narrative. The two stories came together well and the ending was satisfying. Only criticism is that I didn't really engage with Tasha as a character. On the whole, a great thriller that keeps you guessing. Recommend. Fans of Claire won't be disappointed.

Loved it! Wow! I could not put this down wondering what the heck was going on! I loved Alice and tashas relationship and had so many theories throughout that were proved wrong! The ending was fabulous! Fully deserved 5 stars!