What if your own family history turns out to be a terrifying lie? Every family has its story, and this one’s deadly. Two sisters. One secret. And a race against time to find the explosive truth in this twisty and captivating thriller by USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan.

The sole survivors of the fiery plane crash that killed their parents, Eliza Ramsey and her sister Bea share an unbreakable bond. But now, on the eleventh anniversary of the tragedy, Bea fails to retrieve her pre-teen daughter from a sleepover at Eliza’s.

Eliza knows her sister would never leave her precious Piper behind, and fears the worst. But did Bea plan her own disappearance?

The Ramsey’s lives have already crashed and burned once. Now, Eliza discovers she's the only one who can protect her niece from the horrifying legacy of her family’s sinister history. Together, the two must prevent their lives from going up in flames once again.

A missing mother. Her frightened daughter. And a sister on a desperate search for a happy ending. But someone knows the deadly key to their shared past, and won’t stop until they’ve written a devastating final chapter. Mother, daughter, sister stranger.

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About the Author

Hank Phillippi Ryan is the USA Today bestselling author of 17 thrillers including All This Could Be Yours, the 2026 Mary Higgins Clark Award winner, and the upcoming Mother Daughter Sister Stranger. She’s won every major mystery award, and her thrillers are translated into multiple languages worldwide. Her fiction is inspired by a lifetime of investigating true crime as an on-air reporter for Boston’s WHDH-TV, winning multiple journalism honors, including an unprecedented 37 Emmys. A TedX speaker and in-demand literary moderator, national reviewers call her “a superb and gifted storyteller.” A Chicago native with Indianapolis roots, Ryan lives in Boston.

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