The Better Sister From Alafair Burke New York Times bestselling author of the runaway hit The Wife comes another twisty tale of domestic noir When a prominent Manhattan lawyer is murdered two estranged sisters one th
From Alafair Burke New York Times bestselling author of the runaway hit, The Wife comes another twisty tale of domestic noir When a prominent Manhattan lawyer is murdered, two estranged sisters one the dead man s widow, the other his ex must set aside mistrust and old resentments but can they escape their past Though Chloe was the younger of the two Taylor sisters, From Alafair Burke New York Times bestselling author of the runaway hit, The Wife comes another twisty tale of domestic noir When a prominent Manhattan lawyer is murdered, two estranged sisters one the dead man s widow, the other his ex must set aside mistrust and old resentments but can they escape their past Though Chloe was the younger of the two Taylor sisters, she always seemed to be in charge She was the honor roll student with big dreams and an even bigger work ethic Nicky was always restless and than a little reckless the opposite of her ambitious little sister She floated from job to job and man to man, and stayed close to home in Cleveland.For a while, it seemed like both sisters had found happiness Chloe earned a scholarship to an Ivy League school and moved to New York City, where she landed a coveted publishing job Nicky married promising young attorney Adam Macintosh, and gave birth to a baby boy they named Ethan The Taylor sisters became virtual strangers.Now, than fifteen years later, their lives are drastically different and Chloe is married to Adam When he s murdered by an intruder at the couple s East Hampton beach house, Chloe reluctantly allows her teenaged stepson s biological mother her estranged sister, Nicky back into her life But when the police begin to treat Ethan as a suspect in his father s death, the two sisters are forced to unite and to confront the truth behind family secrets
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Alafair Burke
Alafair Burke is the New York Times bestselling author of two power house series Sun Sentinel that have earned her a reputation for creating strong, believable, and eminently likable female characters, such as NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher and Portland Deputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid Alafair s novels grow out of her experience as a prosecutor in America s police precincts and crimina Alafair Burke is the New York Times bestselling author of two power house series Sun Sentinel that have earned her a reputation for creating strong, believable, and eminently likable female characters, such as NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher and Portland Deputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid Alafair s novels grow out of her experience as a prosecutor in America s police precincts and criminal courtrooms, and have been featured by The Today Show, People Magazine, The New York Times, MSNBC, The Washington Post, USA Today, and The Chicago Sun Times According to Entertainment Weekly, Alafair is a terrific web spinner who knows when and how to drop clues to keep readers at her mercy A graduate of Stanford Law School and a former Deputy District Attorney in Portland, Oregon, Alafair is now a Professor of Law at Hofstra Law School, where she teaches criminal law and procedure Her books have been translated into 12 languages.Alafair s work has been praised by some of the world s most respected crime writers, including Gillian Flynn, Michael Connelly, Dennis Lehane, Karin Slaughter, Harlan Coben, Lisa Scottoline, Lisa Unger, and Nelson DeMille Learn about Alafair at alafairburke