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Hester Mallow has lived a tranquil, uneventful life until her sister Louise arrives after seven years away. Louise’s striking beauty and magnetic personality command attention, and Hester watches as Louise’s affection turns Julian, Hester’s beloved, toward her. Meanwhile, a week before Louise’s return, Hester witnessed a murder—an event she chose to keep secret—and the dying man’s face now haunts her. Though grateful for her sister’s companionship, Hester becomes Louise’s constant confidante, bearing the weight of her revelations. These responsibilities grow heavier, testing Hester’s endurance as family ties, secrets, and unresolved trauma collide in a tense, gothic, suspenseful narrative.
First publish date: 1978
Genre: Suspense/Romantic Suspense
Authors: Anna Gilbert
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