The Killer's Stepsister by Caroline Taylor

The Killer's Stepsister by Caroline Taylor is a thrilling and emotional tale that keeps the reader's on the edge of the seat wanting to keep turning pages to know what happens next. This is my first book by Taylor, and though not a regular reader of thrillers, I absolutely enjoyed this refreshing tale of two stepsisters.

Felicity and Maddy are stepsisters, with Felicity fitting the label of evil stepsister to a T! Maddy has borne the brunt of her scorn, revenge and selfishness, to the extent of losing her boyfriend to her stepsister, who ends up marrying him.

Years go by and one fine day Maddy hears Felicity is facing murder trial and goes to attend the trial - out of compassion, or to say her piece of mind, or gloat remains to be seen. Then Felicity sees Maddy and asks for her help.

In the meantime, her stepmother who has been good to her is terminally ill and requests Maddy to attend Felicity's trial and keep her updated since she needs round the clock care and her husband (Maddy's dad) has to be with her. Maddy also learns that Danielle, Felicity's daughter has gone missing. Few things are questionable like how can she not be aware, but considering their history it was probably assumed Maddy did not care!

Maddy meets a cop, Pete, during the trial who's interested in Maddy and helps her in her quest to find Danielle. Does she let her guards down and let Pete in? Do they manage to find Danielle? What happens to the trial? To know answers to these questions and more read The Killer's Stepsister. Maddy is my favorite character in the book, though I also liked her dad, stepmother and Danielle.