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The Locked Ward
by Sarah Pekkanen
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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π«Delicious, twisty, riveting - Georgia, adopted by the Cartwright family, is being kept in the locked ward - but did she kill her sister and their biological daughter Annabelle?
π«A shocking psychological thriller about the complex bonds of sisterhoodβand what happens when they are stretched to the breaking point, The Locked Ward βwill leave you guessing until the very endβ (Jeneva Rose, bestselling author of The Perfect Marriage).
Some doors should never be opened.
Was it bitter, all-consuming jealousy? Pathological sibling rivalry? Pure insanity?
Whatever the causeβand everyone has a theoryβitβs the Crime of the Decade when glamorous Georgia Cartwright, who was adopted as a newborn, is accused of killing the biological daughter of her wealthy, Southern family.
Georgia is locked in a psychiatric institution where the most violent offenders are held while she awaits trial. The only words she whispers when her estranged twin sister Amanda visits are, βI didnβt do it. Youβve got to get me out of here.β
Amanda doesnβt trust Georgia, but she canβt abandon her in a place so eerie and menacing that it seems to exist in another dimension. Is Georgia the victim of a powerful family thatβs so depraved murder is the least of their crimes? Or is Amanda being led down a path of madness into the web of a master manipulator?
π΅π»ββοΈMy Thoughts
Once I picked this up, I never put it down! The short chapters made it compulsively readable, along with the perfectly simmering suspense. I was hooked, and didnβt know what would happen. This had a perfect twist of an ending that was completely satisfying and plausible. If you enjoy the perfect cinematic drama of an Alex Finlay, Gillian McCalllister or Kate Marshall mystery like I do, pop this in your beach bag. You wonβt be able to stop reading until you know what really happened. Thank you for letting me read this perfect novel @sarahpekkanen &@stmartinspress - what a great #gift. I loved it.
βQOTD: Whatβs a novel you devoured in one sitting that youβd recommend? #bookstagram #booksta #popcornthriller #mysterybooks #reading #summerreading
π«Delicious, twisty, riveting - Georgia, adopted by the Cartwright family, is being kept in the locked ward - but did she kill her sister and their biological daughter Annabelle?
π«A shocking psychological thriller about the complex bonds of sisterhoodβand what happens when they are stretched to the breaking point, The Locked Ward βwill leave you guessing until the very endβ (Jeneva Rose, bestselling author of The Perfect Marriage).
Some doors should never be opened.
Was it bitter, all-consuming jealousy? Pathological sibling rivalry? Pure insanity?
Whatever the causeβand everyone has a theoryβitβs the Crime of the Decade when glamorous Georgia Cartwright, who was adopted as a newborn, is accused of killing the biological daughter of her wealthy, Southern family.
Georgia is locked in a psychiatric institution where the most violent offenders are held while she awaits trial. The only words she whispers when her estranged twin sister Amanda visits are, βI didnβt do it. Youβve got to get me out of here.β
Amanda doesnβt trust Georgia, but she canβt abandon her in a place so eerie and menacing that it seems to exist in another dimension. Is Georgia the victim of a powerful family thatβs so depraved murder is the least of their crimes? Or is Amanda being led down a path of madness into the web of a master manipulator?
π΅π»ββοΈMy Thoughts
Once I picked this up, I never put it down! The short chapters made it compulsively readable, along with the perfectly simmering suspense. I was hooked, and didnβt know what would happen. This had a perfect twist of an ending that was completely satisfying and plausible. If you enjoy the perfect cinematic drama of an Alex Finlay, Gillian McCalllister or Kate Marshall mystery like I do, pop this in your beach bag. You wonβt be able to stop reading until you know what really happened. Thank you for letting me read this perfect novel @sarahpekkanen &@stmartinspress - what a great #gift. I loved it.
βQOTD: Whatβs a novel you devoured in one sitting that youβd recommend? #bookstagram #booksta #popcornthriller #mysterybooks #reading #summerreading
Content Warnings
Graphic: Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Death