S.D. Robertson - My Sister’s Lies - A gripping novel of love, loss and dark family secrets

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins 2019

Copyright © S.D. Robertson 2019

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S.D. Robertson asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Source ISBN: 9780008223489

Ebook Edition © March 2019 ISBN: 9780008223496

Version: 2018-11-20

‘A heartbreaking tale of love, grief and devotion.’

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‘Exceptionally beautiful, emotionally charged and inspirational.

Miranda Dickinson

‘Keeps you guessing to the turn of the last page. S.D. Robertson writes with brave assurance that makes the story a must-read and marks him as an author to follow.’

Stewart Foster

‘A wonderfully told tale of devastation, grief and ultimately hope, with a narrative that grips from the start and doesn’t let go until the final page.’

Kathryn Hughes

‘What’s really, really clever about this book is that you don’t realise you’ve been drawn in until it’s too late to stop. The story leaves you sliding down an emotional knife edge until you freefall. It’s soft, subtle, and engaging, then devastating.’

Helen Fields

‘Real. Emotional. Powerful. A must-read for anyone who loves to lose themselves completely in a book.’

Claudia Carroll

‘A story that will pull you in and entrance you till the very end. I didn’t want it to finish.’

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‘A superb tale of love, loss, and the value of real friends … An outstanding novel that deserves to be read far and wide.’

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Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Praise for S.D. Robertson

Dedication

Prologue

Chapter 1: Twelve days earlier

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

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Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

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Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

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Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

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Chapter 24

Chapter 25: October 2008

Chapter 26: Now

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Epilogue: Several days later

Acknowledgements

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About the Author

Also by S.D. Robertson

About the Publisher

She waves goodbye to him through the windscreen of her car and congratulates herself on a fine acting performance. She’s fairly certain she managed not to give anything away while driving the short journey to the station. It wasn’t as hard as it might have been with another person. Things were bound to be awkward between them anyway, particularly after last night and everything they discussed. But still. She could easily have said or done something to raise his suspicions – to signal her intentions – yet she didn’t. Now she’s confident he’ll be almost as shocked as everyone else by her death.