The Night Sister
  • Published: 15 August 2016
  • ISBN: 9780804169974
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $35.00

The Night Sister

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The latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer McMahon (The Winter People) is an atmospheric, gripping, and suspenseful tale that probes the bond between sisters and the peril of keeping secrets.

From the New York Times bestselling author Jennifer McMahon (The Winter People) comes an atmospheric, gripping, and suspenseful tale that probes the bond between sisters and the peril of keeping secrets.

The Tower Motel was once a thriving attraction of rural Vermont. Today it lies in disrepair, alive only in the memories of the three women—Amy, Piper, and Piper’s kid sister, Margot—who played there as children. They loved exploring the abandoned rooms … until the day their innocent games uncovered something dark and twisted that ruined their friendship forever.

Now, Amy stands accused of committing a horrific crime, and the only hint to her motives is a hasty message that forces Piper and Margot to revisit the motel’s past, and the fate of two sisters who lived there in its heyday.  Sylvie Slater had dreams of running off to Hollywood and becoming Alfred Hitchcock’s leading lady, while her little sister, Rose, was content with their simple life. Each believed the other to be something truly monstrous, but only one knows the secret that will haunt the generations to come.
  • Published: 15 August 2016
  • ISBN: 9780804169974
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $35.00
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About the author

Jennifer McMahon

JENNIFER MCMAHON is the author of six novels, including the New York Times bestsellers Island of Lost Girls and Promise Not to Tell. She graduated from Goddard College and studied poetry in the MFA Writing Program at Vermont College. She currently lives with her partner and daughter in Montpelier, Vermont.

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Praise for The Night Sister

  • "Chilling. . . . McMahon draws from myth and legend for inspiration in crafting the tragedy that haunts the Slater family. But she has also created a powerful story of childhood friendship and sisterhood. . . . Dark and compelling." --BookPage
  • "A modern-day Grimm's tale." --Curled Up With a Good Book
  • "McMahon manages to turn Vermont's verdant, picturesque scenery into the backdrop for some truly unnerving plots. . . . McMahon's skillful writing also offers readers plenty of thematic material to chew on, considering, for example, such issues as sibling rivalry, forgiveness, family legacies and unconditional love." --Bookreporter


    • Praise for Jennifer McMahon and The Winter People:

  • "One of the year's most chilling novels." --The Miami Herald
  • "Crisp, mysterious, and scary.... Reminiscent of Stephen King." --USA Today
  • "McMahon has developed a subgenre of psychological mysteries ... in creepily seductive settings." --Booklist (starred review)
  • "Gives readers just what they want from a good thriller: can't-put-it-down, stay-up-until-dawn reading." --BookPage
  • "A hauntingly beautiful read." --Oprah.com