Publication: December 2015
ISBN: 9780399174483
No one does romantic suspense better than Jayne Ann Krentz. Now, the New York Times bestselling author of Trust No One and River Road delivers a novel that twists and turns into a read that will leave you breathless.
Madeline and Daphne were once as close as sisters—until a secret tore them apart. Now it might take them to their graves.
They knew his name, the man who tried to brutally attack twelve-year-old Madeline in her grandmother's hotel. They thought they knew his fate. He wouldn't be bothering them anymore...ever. Still their lives would never be the same.
Madeline has returned to Washington after her grandmother's mysterious death. And at the old, abandoned hotel—a place she never wanted to see again—a dying man’s last words convey a warning: the secrets she and Daphne believed buried forever have been discovered.
Now, after almost two decades, Madeline and Daphne will be reunited in friendship and in fear. Unable to trust the local police, Madeline summons Jack Rayner, the hotel chain’s new security expert. Despite the secrets and mysteries that surround him, Jack is the only one she trusts...and wants.
Jack is no good at relationships but he does possess a specific skill set that includes a profoundly intimate understanding of warped and dangerous minds. With the assistance of Jack's brother, Abe, a high-tech magician, the four of them will form an uneasy alliance against a killer who will stop at nothing to hide the truth....
My review
Since I didn't know what to expect from a romantic suspense, I asked for a ARC of the book Secret Sisters of Jayne Ann Krentz. I started the first page and I was immediately drawn into the story. From the first page the suspense is on a high level and throughout the book there are several twists and turns which you don't suspect and they keep you wondering. Fortunately I started the book early in the evening, so I could finish it the same day. Otherwise it would have kept me up all night! From the brutal attack on the girls Madeline and Daphne up until the latest murder attempt there are secrets lurking in the dark and people trying to cover up twenty years of mystery. So the suspense part was really brilliantly written and I felt the anguish and the shocks after every occurence (I don't want to spoil the entire story). The romantic part? Well, not overly romantic to be honest. Yes, there are some sparks between Jack and Madeline, but it's not an totally-of-the-charts romance (which I can fully appreciate, so therefore this romance was a bit tame). So, no badass romance, a little romantic scenery yes. And the second romance, between Abe and Daphne was even less exciting. So yeah, it had a high feel good factor (which you really need to compensate for all the shocks of the suspense-part), but further not very interesting. However, because the story was well written, the suspense had an awfully good build up and because the feel-good factor was just enough to leave a happy memory: 4,5 out of 5 stars for Secret Sisters!
