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Penny Albright is doing well in her new career as a cop. She’s got a wisecracking female mentor who trusts her, and she’s learning to listen to her gut. It’s not where she expected to be, but after her twin, Nix, died from a drug overdose, Penny’s learning to find her feet again. Although the two were identical and inseparable, Nix was the wild one while Penny was cautious and careful. After her death, Penny slowly begins to abandon some of her native caution, breaking up with a “safe” boyfriend, training to be a policeman. But when she’s called in to her first murder scene, amidst the horror of it she recognizes the victim as someone she holds responsible for Nix’s death. As a result she intentionally lets the murderer get away, believing the woman to have some connection to Nix.
Penny is determined to find out more. She hunts the woman, who proves to be elusive, and the story gets bigger and more and more beyond Penny’s control. She has to decide how much she’s willing to risk to find the truth, and what that truth might cost her–in safety, in career, in family, in relationships.
I have followed Joshilyn Jackson’s work for years, and I will eagerly read anything she writes. Although her books have gotten darker in subject matter, she still manages to imbue her characters with a basic decency and goodness, and somehow there is still hope in them. Missing Sister is a twisted tale, with a lot of really terrible people doing terrible things to other humans, including children. But there is still familial love and strength and kindness. Highly recommended.
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