{"product_id":"like-a-sister-paperback","title":"Like a Sister - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKellye Garrett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this \"crackling domestic suspense\" filled with \"wry humor and deft pacing\" (Alyssa Cole), no one bats an eye when a Black reality TV star is found dead--except her estranged half-sister, whose refusal to believe the official story leads her on a dangerous search for the truth. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Edgar Award Finalist for Best Novel \u003cb\u003e- Lefty Award Winner for Best Mystery Novel - A Book of the Month Club Pick - An Oxygen Book Club Pick - A \u003ci\u003eToday Show\u003c\/i\u003e Spring Fiction Pick - A \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best New Book of the Week - A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year - A \u003ci\u003eSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel \u003c\/i\u003eBest Mystery of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eCrimeReads\u003c\/i\u003e Best Psychological Thriller of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A mystery that has everything I love most: an intriguing set up; an absorbing storyline that kept me guessing; a satisfying ending; and, most of all, incredibly well-developed characters I kept thinking about long after I finished the book.\" ―Jasmine Guillory\u003ci\u003e, Today Show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I found out my sister was back in New York from Instagram. I found out she'd died from the New York \u003c\/i\u003eDaily News\u003ci\u003e.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When the body of reality TV star Desiree Pierce is found on a playground in the Bronx the morning after her twenty-fifth birthday party, the police and the media are quick to declare her death an overdose. A tragedy, certainly, but not a crime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Yet Columbia grad student Lena--principled, headstrong, and allergic to the spotlight--knows that can't be the case. Despite the bitter truth that the two hadn't spoken in two years, they were half-sisters. Lena \u003ci\u003eknew\u003c\/i\u003e Desiree. And Desiree would never travel above 125th Street. Something is very wrong with the facts. So why is no one listening? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While the two sisters had been torn apart by Desiree's partying and by their difficult father, Lena becomes determined to find justice for Desiree. Even if that means untangling her family's darkest secrets--or ending up dead herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A briskly plotted, socially astute thriller.\" ―\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Equal parts charm and heartbreak, with razor-sharp insights on class, race, and family.\" --Laura Lippman \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Dishes up the glitz of the haves and the struggles of the have-nots, infusing classic noir storytelling with Big Apple glamour--#pageturner.\" --\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A twisty murder mystery with nuance and heart.\" ―\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Noir for the media-struck generation...Original and witty.\" ―National Public Radio\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKellye Garrett \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eHollywood Homicide\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Agatha, Anthony, Lefty, and Independent Publisher \"IPPY\" awards for best first novel and was named one of BookBub's Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time, as well as \u003ci\u003eHollywood Ending\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for both Anthony and Lefty awards. Prior to writing novels, Garrett spent eight years working in Hollywood, including a stint writing for \u003ci\u003eCold Case\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a New Jersey native, a co-founder of Crime Writers of Color, and a former board member of Sisters in Crime. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Edgar Allan Poe Awards (2023)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42685199089727,"sku":"9780316256773","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c99c35474fa5af4759f9a565a09b887c.webp?v=1764970216","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/like-a-sister-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}