Sister, Butcher, Sister - by Kd Aldyn (Paperback)

About the Book

"The Rowling sisters have always been people you can understand. People, like all of us, with past indiscretions and secrets, hopes and futures. And now, they have all come home. The eldest, Kate, a tomboyish and slightly wayward lawyer, has just returned to buy her late grandfather's home but is soon faced with dark visions she isn't quite sure how to face. Aurora, a married mother of two, and classically trained harpist, may finally be acting out after her sister drudges up their complicated past and a secret affair ends. And Peggy, the youngest, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, has finally gotten her life together. But still, memories of what happened to her haunt her deep to her core... And then there's SHE. SHE is one of them, but SHE is not like them at all. SHE is defined only by the acts SHE commits, the carnage SHE lets the world see, the murders that have swept through their coastal community, striking fear all around. And as the police close in on their newest serial killer, scrutiny lands on the sisters, forcing them to face their demons, unlock their memories, and reveal all they have kept hidden"--

Book Synopsis

The chilling prose of Karin Slaughter meets the high-stakes plotting of The Butcher and the Wren in a dark debut following three normal sisters, their own forgotten traumas, and the serial killer that lives within one, begging the question: can you ever truly recognize the evil around you?

Three sisters. One killer. Which one is SHE?

The Rowling sisters have always been people you can understand - with partners and children, homes and dreams. And secrets, the sisters have those too. But when Kate, the eldest, finally returns to buy her late grandfather's home, the dark things each sister has kept buried soon rise to the surface.

Is Kate having unexplained visions tied to a past she can hardly recall? Is Aurora, the married mother of two, finally acting out in the face of her sisters' indiscretions? Is Peggy, the youngest and a recovering addict, able to move on from the memories that haunt her?

And then there's SHE.

SHE is one of them, but SHE is not like them at all. SHE is defined only by the carnage she lets the world see, the murders that have swept through their coastal community. And as the police close in on their newest serial killer, scrutiny lands on the Rowlings, forcing them to face their demons and reveal all they have kept hidden.

Review Quotes

"A darkly confronting story of obsession, trauma and the complexities of retribution and forgiveness. Page after page of breathless trepidation and family secrets. The gradual unravelling of a tormented psyche. For those who like their thoughts dark and their books darker, Sister Butcher Sister is unforgettable, menacing, unpredictable and utterly gripping." -- Cass Moriarty, Author of The Promise Seed

"It's a cliché, but it's true: I lost sleep to Sister Butcher Sister. Firstly, when I stayed up far too late to finish it, and secondly, when I woke predawn, unable to shift its remarkable climax from my head. KD Aldyn boldly probes where other authors fear to tread in this compulsive, ferocious dissection of memory and violence, and the result is a stunningly subversive, ridiculously addictive chimera of crime and horror. Dark as night and twice as absorbing, Sister Butcher Sister thrills in a way most modern thrillers can only dream of." -- James McKenzie Watson, author of Denizen

"Unflinching and chilling, Sister, Butcher, Sister is a viciously twisted psychological thriller. The Rowling sisters will get under your skin ... and one of them will rip it clean off." -- Noelle W. Ihli, bestselling author of Ask for Andrea

"Sister Butcher Sister is an irrefutably dark, deeply twisted tale of vengeance, retribution, and feminine rage with one of the most depraved characters I have ever had the pleasure of reading. KD Aldyn is a crime thriller writer to watch." -- Marlee Bush, author of When She Was Me

"A slow, psychological burn that keeps you turning the pages and grasping for the slippery, blood-soaked truth right until the end. Just when you catch your breath, Aldyn twists the knife again. Dark and utterly compelling." -- Katherine Kovacic, award-winning author of Kill Yours, Kill Mine