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Mother Daughter Sister Stranger by Hank Phillippi Ryan

Mother Daughter Sister Stranger

A Novel

by Hank Phillippi Ryan

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  • Sep 1, 2026, 352 pages
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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.

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"Another brilliant novel from the master of the domestic thriller, with hugely relatable characters and cleverly-crafted family secrets that had me racing through the book to get to the truth." ―B.A. Paris, internationally bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors

"Ryan triumphs with her latest, Mother Daughter Sister Stranger, which is as touching as it is thrilling. With characters that leap from the page and Ryan's masterful plotting and incredible twists, readers will devour this in one sitting!" ―Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of She's Not Sorry

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USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan is the author of more than seventeen thrillers including All This Could Be Yours, One Wrong Word, and The House Guest which have won every major mystery award in the industry and have been translated into multiple languages throughout the world. Her fiction is inspired by a lifetime of groundbreaking true-crime cases from a storied career as an on-air investigative journalist for Boston's WHDH-TV for which she was awarded multiple journalism honors, including thirty-seven Emmy Awards. A TedX speaker and in-demand literary moderator, she has been called a "master of suspense" (Publishers Weekly). A native of Chicago with roots in Indianapolis, Ryan lives in Boston.

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