The Better Sister

Another suspenseful story of home noir from New York Times bestselling author of the smash book The Wife, Alafair Burke. Two estranged sisters—one the dead man's widow, the other his ex—must put aside distrust and long-standing grudges after a well-known Manhattan lawyer is killed, but will they be able to move past their past?

Of the two Taylor sisters, Chloe was the youngest, yet she always seemed to be in charge. She had high aspirations and an even higher work ethic; she was an honor roll student. Nicky was the exact antithesis of her aspirational younger sister in that she was constantly restless and even impulsive. She lived near her Cleveland home while hopping from job to job and guy to man.

It appeared that both sisters had found bliss for a spell. After moving to New York City on a scholarship to an Ivy League university, Chloe was able to secure a highly sought-after position in publishing. Nicky gave birth to a son they called Ethan after she wed Adam Macintosh, a bright young lawyer. The Taylor sisters drifted apart virtually.

After more than fifteen years, Chloe and Adam have been married, and their lives have changed significantly. After he is killed by a robber at the couple's beachfront home in East Hampton, Chloe reluctantly decides to reconcile with Nicky, her estranged sister, who is the teenage stepson's biological mother. However, the two sisters are compelled to come together and face the truth about family issues they have previously attempted to hide when the police start to investigate Ethan as a suspect in their father's death.