Now, more than twenty years later, her father has passed away and she's in New Bern, North Carolina, cleaning out his house when she finds evidence that what she has always believed is not the truth. Now, over twenty years later, her father has passed away and she's in New Bern, North Carolina cleaning out his house when she finds evidence to the contrary.

Lisa is alive. Riley MacPherson is returning to her childhood home in North Carolina. " The Silent Sister is a powerful and thrilling novel. There certainly is.

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That end got tied up too easily. I figured out what was going on before the denouement, but just think it would have been so difficult for any group of people to keep that many secrets. I read it in one sitting. Imagine everything you've been told about you, your family, and your long lost sister are all lies? She lives in North Carolina with her partner, photographer John Pagliuca, and her shelties, Keeper and Cole. Perhaps not my favorite Chamberlain, but another solid and enjoyable read by who I think is one of today's better story tellers. Maybe Verniece, even though she supposedly didn't know details of how Tom helped? Although I guessed the final twist, there were others, along the way, that surprised me.

I really enjoyed this book. Confused and hurt, Riley digs up a family history full of deceit, secrets and lies. by St. Martin's Press. Just something about a dead sister. Lisa was 17 when newspapers reported her death and Riley 2 so it is hardly surprising Riley doesn’t remember her, especially when there seems to be so much mystery surrounding Lisa’s apparent suicide. When Riley MacPherson returns home to New Bern, North Carolina following her father's death, she discovers information among his belongings that unveils a lifetime of secrets. Audiobook..... ( gotta love the library Overdrive... keeps improving too). After the death of her father, Riley MacPherson returns to her childhood home. There is a moral question that this story brings and while I think about the end of the book I also think about the outcome. Diane Chamberlain is the New York Times, USA Today and (London) Sunday Times best-selling author of 27 novels. In The Silent Sister, Riley MacPherson has spent her entire life believing that her older sister Lisa committed suicide as a teenager. Sexual content (for all types of couple.