The Silent Sister is a standalone novel written by author Diane Chamberlain. This novel features two parallel storylines: one that reveals a past family drama and one that shows how the present-day family is dealing with slow discoveries related to it. While reading this type of writing style, I usually have a favorite storyline, and “the past” was my favorite in this one. But with both, I was caught up in the intrigue, the mystery, even some light suspense, and I experienced a great amount of e...

The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain is a 2014 St. Martin’s Press publication. I have enjoyed every book I’ve read by Diane Chamberlain, but this is one of those I missed along the way. I recently saw Buzzfeed’s list of the top most suspenseful books and this one was pretty far up on the list. So, I immediately went in search of a copy. (Once more my Overdrive library account proves invaluable!) Years ago, Lisa, a young musical prodigy with a bright future ahead of her, disappeared and is pres...

3-3.5 stars!!99% of the books I read are strictly romance but sometimes I need a mystery/thriller/suspense to spice things up a bit and The Silent Sister seemed like a good choice. Overall, I was left somewhat underwhelmed, but I had a blast unraveling this intricately-woven mystery!Riley’s father has passed away and she returns to her childhood home to settle his affairs and the house. She doesn’t expect to uncover a boatload of family secrets, including the one that reveals the truth about her...

*Mild spoilers ahead*Riley goes back home after her father's death to clear out his house. While there, she gets sucked into the secret past of their family. She discovers that her sister Lisa did not commit suicide as her parents told her, but had escaped a murder trial with the help of their father. The story starts off with a lot of suspense and interest but fizzles out in the middle. The end is a disaster, leaving practically every question unresolved. Lisa's story could have been intriguing...

Imagine everything you've been told about you, your family, and your long lost sister are all lies? Well, in Diane Chamberlain's The Silent Sister Riley MacPherson finds that the stories she's been told of her sister, believed to have committed suicide as a teenager, just may in fact be alive. How's that for a huge family secret?Riley is trying to clean out her father's home when a series of events lead her to believe that she may in fact want to investigate her past. At the age of 25, all the p...

Every time I finish a Diane Chamberlain book, I'm reminded why she is at the top of my favorite authors list!! Her stories always have characters I love and care about, and the plot twists are amazing. When I'm reading her novels, I cruise through them, turning pages and finishing chapters faster than I normally do because I have to know what happens next to those characters I adore. This makes for a great read you'll love to curl up with!

Audiobook..... ( gotta love the library Overdrive... keeps improving too) Easy Listening..... easy to follow ....engaging ... not earth-shattering fantastic....but I enjoyed turning in to this station. The narrator's voice was 'very pleasant' - and held my attention. I was a happy camper!!! I guess I'd call this mystery-light! Lisa, a musical prodigy on the violin, age 16, is assumed dead..... having committed suicide many years ago.....after having committed murder, and before her court date.

This sister can stay silent no longer: I LOVED THIS BOOK!I was THRILLED to receive this book from Goodreads, and here is my honest review:This was a fantastic book! How is it that I never knew about this author? I'm so glad that I won this book, because who knows how much longer I would have gone without having Diane Chamberlain on my radar? One more day would have been too long. So goodreads, I thank you.I don't want to give away any of the plot. I will tell you this: there is a sister. She is

This is the type of book that is enjoyable even when you have an idea what is going to happen. You feel invested enough in the story to actually watch it play out even if it is predictable. Riley MacPherson's father has recently passed and she returns to her childhood home to sort through his belongings. It's up to her to get everything in order because her sister committed suicide when Riley was a toddler, her mother died years ago and her brother Danny won't be much help because he has his own...

I really enjoyed this book. It kept me on the edge of my seat and some parts were def. predictable but I still enjoyed the journey it took to get there. The ending was rushed and the majority of the secrets and etc spilled out in the last 50 pages which wasn't enough time for me. I would recommend this to anyone who's looking for a good mystery to read.

4.5 stars I really enjoyed this book. I have read all of Diane Chamberlain's books and was anxiously awaiting this one. I was not disappointed. I read it in a very short time which is unusual lately. However, this book kept me interested. I am excited for her next book!

This is the second book of this author that I finished and once again I am emotionally invested in the deftly plotted, immensely readable, and masterfully executed saga of a family in crisis.Perhaps the title could have been The Violin named Violet. Mmm...yes, a bit too much, but really, this violin in this tale had this mysterious story to tell: "Hi, my name is Violet, Violet MacPherson, the only member of this family, apart from Lisa who committed suicide at the age of sixteen, who knows what

“No matter how many people care about you, she thought, if you can't be open with them about who you truly are, you're still alone.”― Diane Chamberlain, The Silent SisterThis book was one that I had not heard of. A friend gave it to me. She thought it would be my kind of book and it was.This is not a thriller in the conventional sense. It is about a girl Riley who lives in North Carolina. She had a sister who committed suicide at an early age and that facy has always haunted her. Until one day s...

I was lucky enough to win an ARC of this book through a Goodreads Giveaway in exchange for an honest review. I want to thank St. Martin's Press for the gift.This novel was a real pleasant surprise for me. I usually read thrillers, but I entered the Giveaway contest for this book as the plot looked interesting. It wasn't long before I was pulled into the story and was totally engrossed thereafter. I read the book in 4 days which is really fast for me. I will not re-summarize the plot, only to say...

Wow, this book was an amazing combination of family drama and mystery that kept the twists and turns coming with every chapter. 25-year-old Riley returns home after her father's death to settle his estate and starts finding pieces of his life that just don't fit in. She always knew that she had a much older sister who killed herself when she was a baby, but as neighbors let pieces of information slip, and Riley uncovers clues within the house, she discovers that may not be what happened at all,

What an amazing book. I really enjoyed this book. I will definitely be looking into more books from this author.

2.5 When Riley returns home to clear out her Father's house after his death, she finds everything she believed about her family was wrong.A story about secrets and the detrimental effect on a family. This is not one of my favorites of Chamberlain novels. Although at times the story was interesting I felt the plot was uneven. At times over dramatic and the dialogue forced and stilted. Usually this author does a good job writing women's fiction, aptly straddling the line between wringing excess em...

Another addictive book that I couldn't put down. I know some reviewers have said this was predictable and to a certain extent I agree but I think with this author in particular it's not about guessing the big plot twists and final conclusion, it's more about how all the small pieces fit together and the character development.

*Spoiler Alert!This book was touted as a mystery, and while it did have some mystery to it, it wasn't quite up to what it was made out to be. I did enjoy the characters. I did want to get to the end and find out what happened. However, there were some very irritating aspects to this book. It seemed very contradictory, first Riley wants everything out of her father's house and when she is pushed into doing that, she hates every aspect of what the ppl she hired are doing, namely going through year...

3.5 starsRiley MacPherson returns to New Bern, NC to handle her father’s estate and ends up uncovering long buried family secrets. Everything she thought she knew was wrong. Her sister might not have committed suicide, but may still be alive. This one took a while to grab my attention. It’s initially a slow burn. This is a steady, not a fast paced book. Chamberlain throws out hints on a regular basis. Chapters are alternated between past and present. And yes, I could see things coming from miles...