Thank you so much for the early access! I’ve read 5 novels so far by Claire Douglas so I was so ecstatic to see I’d been approved for this !! Was not disappointed in the slightest, as usual, hooked within the first few pages and only put this book down to re-hydrate & sleep 😂

Well this was all a bit on the bonkers, wild ride side, and there were a few ends not quite tidied up to my satisfaction, but boy was it a wild ride...!
So... Two sisters. Tasha and Alice. Alice has a high-flying career and is married to Kyle, a wealthy entrepreneur, and they have a jet set lavish lifestyle - with no children. Tasha on the other hand married her childhood sweetheart, Harry, and lives, hand to mouth, in a modest house with their four year old twins. Chalk and Cheese but also very close.
Alice can see her sister struggling so she offers to help out by her and Kyle moving into her house and looking after the kids whilst Tasha and Harry jet off to stay in luxury in Alice and Kyle's apartment in Venice. I so need a sister like that, although not what happens next...
Tasha and Harry are having a pretty special time in Venice for the first few days, apart from that strange man who Tasha keeps seeing. Until that is, she receives a phone call to say that Alice is in hospital and Kyle is dead. Killed by an intruder during a home invasion. Their home.
There but for the grace of God etc etc...
And those words do come back to bite Tasha when she receives a note saying that it WAS supposed to be her...
And so begins a flurry of secrets, lies and dysfunctional behaviour that had me on my toes throughout. Occasionally a bit ott and far fetched, but I just rolled my eyes and carried on cos, on the whole, it was entertaining enough to keep me in the story. Yes I was a bit frustrated that there were a few red herrings that I thought were important enough to have been explained away but they were left hanging. Which did irk a tad. But the ending more than made up for it all...!
Characters were well drawn and all played their parts very well indeed. Pacing was good and matched the narrative all the way through, ramping up towards the end as you would expect from a book of this genre.
All in all, another winner from another of my go-to authors. Roll on next time. My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

I really enjoyed this book. Lots of red herrings kept me guessing. The characters are believable and the plot flows well. I liked the writing style. It’s written in the third person and focuses on three of the characters. Definitely recommend this one. Thank you #netgalley

When Tasha and husband Aaron visit her sister's Venice apartment, it's a chance to reconnect as their twin toddlers are looked after by sister Alice and her husband. But the romantic break is fractured by a threat from a knife-baring local and a phone call from home shatters their happiness. Returning to their daughters, Tasha finds herself in a nightmare of fear, secrets and mistaken identities.

This was a reslly interesting and intriguing book. I loved the character of Tasha, along with her husband as they felt so believable and I really connected both their emotions. The book cleverly alludes to past events including the loss of Tasha and Alice's younger sister many years before, add further intrigue to the plot.

Thanks to Claire Douglas, Netgalley and Penguin for the opportunity to read this as an ARC.

I've read a few Claire Douglas books and enjoyed them and The Wrong Sister was no different.
All of the characters feel honest, well formed and believable for the most part, with unexpected depth to character progression.

It's a clever opening set up, with subtle clues directing you one way when the story actually unfolds in a completely different direction. There's a lot of multi-threaded twists that are well executed, but perhaps one too many 'gotcha' twists for my liking.
Really enjoyed the building and unravelling mysteries throughout, but somehow felt a bit deflated by the end.

An exciting thriller read with twists that keep you guessing till the end! Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC!

Started off really good and quite menacing and was looking forward to reading all about Tasha & her husband getting followed in Venice by a knife wielding thug while her rich sister Alice & handsome hubby baby sit for Alice & Arrons twin daughters.
It’s an interesting story with also an interlinked tale of their sister Holly who waa kidnapped when she was a baby after their mother left her in her pram to pop into the shop.
It did keep my attention but I guessed everything that was happening and I also had to keep thinking about who’s who as there are a lot of characters swirling about. It’s a nice cosy well thought out mystery yarn rather than a scared to turn off the light thriller.
3.5 stars from me but definitely think a lot of my readers will rate this a 4 star.
Thank you Net Galley & C Douglas for an advanced copy of this book.

My thanks to NetGalley and M ichael Joseph Penguin Random House for a copy of “ The Wrong Sister” for an honest review.

A word of warning before you read this ,don’t plan on doing anything else because you won’t want to put the book down !
Claire Douglas is one of my favourite authors, and this has to be one of her best so far.
The book grabbed me from the start , and every time I thought I’d figured out what was going on ,there was another twist to the tale.
A highly recommended read

Tasha and Alice have always lived under a cloud, having had their younger sister, Holly, abducted as a baby, when they were only young. Now adults, Tasha and her husband Aaron find they are not spending enough quality time together, with young twins, so Alice and successful husband Kyle suggest they use their holiday home in Venice for a break. But when Tasha and Aaron are threatened in Venice, and Alice suspects someone is watching her, things start going wrong.
Packed with twists and turns, this book kept me engrossed until the final sentences. With lots of characters keeping lots of secrets, there is intrigue until the very end.
An excellent book - highly recommended.

Fabulous read - Two sisters and their partners swap houses and tragedy strikes. I really enjoyed the twists and turns that the mystery took... and what a twist at the end!

What is meant to be a romantic holiday in her rich sister Alice‘s posh apartment in Venice soon turns into a nightmare for Tasha and husband Aaron. To make matters worse, their house at home is burgled and Alice‘s husband killed, triggering theories about mistaken identities… The clever plot is extremely twisty and there are almost too many red herrings, but all in all this is a thrilling unputdownable read.

This is an excellent psychological thriller from the consistent Claire Douglas. Two sisters whose lifestyles are rather different swap homes for a short period and this change of circumstances leads to confusion, danger and fear. The plot is fascinating, the revelations keep coming and the pace is fast throughout. A very enjoyable read.

This was my first book by Claire Douglas and while I was initially sceptical, it turned out to be a riveting book with twists I didn't see coming.

Told from multiple POVs, it starts with a life swap of sorts of two sisters that turns into a disaster for the whole family. Tasha, our main character, is a homebody, who likes true crime and loves her family. I could relate to her.

I did consider DNFing this book because I wasn't wholly invested in the story at the beginning, but I'm glad I stuck with it. The narrative felt off to me in certain places but overall, it's a solid thriller that will keep you entertained.

I'll definitely be reading more of the author. Thanks to Netgalley and Michael Joseph for the e-copy!

3.5/5

Wow, what a great book. It's by far the best thing I've read for a long time.
This is the story of sisters, Tasha and Alice. When Alice's husband, Kyle, is murdered during a stay at Tasha's house, the many secrets within the family start to unravel.
I couldn't put this book down. There are so many clever twists and turns, and just when you think you know what's happened, something else occurs to throw you off!

Tasha and her husband Aaron, have a very different lifestyle to her sister Alice and her husband Kyle, who kindly offer them a stay and a break from their twin daughters in their second home in Venice, but whilst they are away tragedy strikes and they come home early.

This story sent me in so many misdirections and when I thought I had worked it all out, it surprised me with anther twist I never saw coming!

Really enjoyed it and made me wonder about what we do for this we love and how would I have behaved in the same situation

Wow what a story! The Wrong Sister was absolutely fantastic. It was fast paced and gripping with all the twists and turns and I just could not bring myself to put it down so stayed up into the early hours to finish it.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC

I really enjoyed The Wrong Sister. It’s a fast paced tense, gripping complex thriller that keeps you guessing throughout. I was totally engrossed from the first page, so many twists and turns. It’s just brilliant.
It’s cleverly written and very descriptive. I loved the short chapters that kept me turning the pages, I couldn’t put it down. I enjoyed the multiple POV’s and the characters, I especially liked the mum.
If you enjoy twisty psychological thrillers, you’ll like this one….
Definitely recommend.
With thanks to #NetGallery @MichaelJoseph #PenguinRandomHouse for an arc of #TheWrongSister in exchange for a honest review.
Book publishes 14 March 2024.

Very clever thriller with a couple of nice twists. Still not sure who the man in Venice was, but maybe I missed something as I was devouring this book so fast to find the answers.

I usually have figured out who the guilty party is part way into the book and continue reading to find out why. Not with this book, I had no idea until almost the end. It is such a clever exciting book and I really need to start reading more of this authors work.

A great read!

Sisters, Tasha and Alice, switch lives for a week, so that Tasha and her husband, Aaron, can have some time together away from their toddler twins who are being cared for by Alice and her husband, Kyle. A break in leaves Kyle dead and Alice in a serious condition.

From this point on, the plot and back story keep weaving back and forth, with twists aplenty and I really did think I’d worked it out, only to realise I’d fallen for one of Claire Douglas’ clever red herrings - again!

Loads of tension, great characters and a few HUGE secrets made this fast-paced thriller a top read for me.

5 ⭐️ Thanks to Netgalley, Claire Douglas and Michael Joseph, Penguin for an ARC in return for an honest review.