So much goes on behind the scenes to turn words into a book, and to get that book into retailers and to encourage readers to choose yours from all the thousands available. Many thanks to Nettie Finn, Natalie Young, Joseph Brosnan, Sarah Melnyk, Matthew Cole, Becky Lloyd and Fraser Crichton for all that you do.
Thank you to my wonderful friends and family for their patience and understanding, and for having the forethought to know that when I’m killing someone, I mustn’t be interrupted!
But the biggest thank you of all, as always, is to you, for taking the time to read my ramblings and enjoy them enough to write reviews, blog and recommend to others. I am eternally grateful.
PRAISE FOR SANDIE JONES
‘One of the most twisted and entertaining plots’
Reese Witherspoon
‘An absolute corker – wickedly relatable story, wonderful characters and a great twist. Should definitely be on your reading list for this summer’
T. M. Logan, bestselling author of Lies
‘A nice twist. I enjoyed the increasingly barbed exchanges between the mother and the prospective daughter-in-law – I think a lot of readers will probably identify with events in the book!’
Jojo Moyes
‘A twisty, deliciously fun read’
Sarah Pekkanen, bestselling author of The Wife Between Us
‘What an incredible read. Pammie was such a compelling and unique villain . . . It’s a definite must-read this summer!’
Hollie Overton, author of Baby Doll
‘Knocked my socks off! Psychological suspense at its most addictive, with a shocker of an ending. I couldn’t put it down!’
Michele Campbell, author of It’s Always the Husband
‘Thoroughly entertaining. Pammie is the mother-in-law from hell!’
Michelle Frances, number one bestselling author of The Girlfriend
‘Addictive . . . will keep you glued to the page’
Good Housekeeping
‘A compulsive, claustrophobic read. It made my heart rate climb, speaking to my darkest fears as a wife and mother’
Emma Kavanagh, author of The Killer on the Wall
‘A fast, easy read with skilful twists’
Sunday Mirror
‘Fun and fiendishly clever with a twist you will not see coming. Make room in your beach bag for this one’
Wendy Walker, bestselling author of All Is Not Forgotten
‘An absorbing thriller with a great twist. A perfect beach read’
Kristin Hannah, number one New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale
‘Devoured this in two days. Compulsive, superbly plotted and all too believable! Earmark it now for your TBR pile’
Michelle Davies, critically acclaimed author of Gone Astray
‘A twisty, dark psychological thriller you’ll want to race through’
Best
THE HALF SISTER
SANDIE JONES is the author of the bestselling The Other Woman and The First Mistake. A freelance journalist, she has contributed to the Sunday Times, Daily Mail, Woman’s Weekly and Hello magazine, amongst others. If she wasn’t a writer, she’d be an interior designer as she has an unhealthy obsession with wallpaper and cushions. She lives in London with her husband and three children.
Also by Sandie Jones
The Other Woman
The First Mistake
First published 2020 by Pan Books
This electronic edition first published in the UK 2020 by Pan Books
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ISBN 978-1-5290-3302-1
Copyright © Sandie Jones 2020
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