The Night Sister, Jennifer McMahon
The Night Sister, Jennifer McMahon
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The Night Sister

Author: Jennifer McMahon

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 10 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/04/2015


Synopsis

The latest novel from New York Times best-selling author Jennifer McMahon is an atmospheric, gripping, and suspenseful tale that probes the bond between sisters and the peril of keeping secrets.

     Once the thriving attraction of rural Vermont, the Tower Motel now stands in disrepair, alive only in the memories of Amy, Piper, and Piper's kid sister, Margot. The three played there as girls until the day that their games uncovered something dark and twisted in the motel's past, something that ruined their friendship forever. 
     Now adult, Piper and Margot have tried to forget what they found that fateful summer, but their lives are upended when Piper receives a panicked midnight call from Margot, with news of a horrific crime for which Amy stands accused. Suddenly, Margot and Piper are forced to relive the time that they found the suitcase that once belonged to Silvie Slater, the aunt that Amy claimed had run away to Hollywood to live out her dream of becoming Hitchcock's next blonde bombshell leading lady. As Margot and Piper investigate, a cleverly woven plot unfolds—revealing the story of Sylvie and Rose, two other sisters who lived at the motel during its 1950s heyday. Each believed the other to be something truly monstrous, but only one carries the secret that would haunt the generations to come.

About The Author

JENNIFER McMAHON is the author of seven novels, including the New York Times best-sellers Promise Not to Tell and The Winter People. She graduated from Goddard College and studied poetry in the MFA Writing Program at Vermont College.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Delee

I like horror that isn't gross- It's my favorite. It takes me back to the 70's. A time when suspense meant something...a decade when horror meant building and building on layers of suspense...but not always to a blood bath conclusion. Horror can mean suspense... without gore. And this is one of thos......more

Goodreads review by Gabby

I love thus author; I love the way she writes horror. The opening of this book is intense and terrifying! And I love the way we jump back and forth in time, it makes for a perfectly paced book. I also really enjoyed these characters and thought they were so fleshed out and felt real. I’d still recom......more

Goodreads review by Jayme

It starts out with a crime...what appears to be a murder suicide, but it's not a crime novel. It is a mystery involving a crumbling old hotel, The Tower Motel, 28 rooms, Vacancy. And, an old photograph which gives a clue to the mystery...29 rooms. I liked the premise and the fact that it was VERY at......more

The Tower Hotel in rural London, Vermont, once a thriving business, has fallen in disrepair. Here we find three kids Amy, Piper, and Piper's kid sister, Margot exploring its grounds and all the secrets the hotel keeps. Amy, the original owner's granddaughter, discovers a hidden suitcase of her Aunt......more


Quotes

Praise for Jennifer McMahon and The Winter People
 
“One of the year’s most chilling novels . . . melds the mystery genre with the supernatural for a psychological thriller that’s as scary as it is enthralling.” —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 want they want from a good thriller: can’t-put-it-down, stay-up-until-dawn reading.” —Bookpage
 
 
“McMahon’s gift is the deliciously twisty way she subverts all of your expectations, keeping you guessing with wry wit and feverish chills.” —People
 
 
 “A hauntingly beautiful read.” —Oprah.com