Book Review: ‘Mother Daughter Sister Stranger: A Novel’ By Hank Phillippi Ryan

by | Aug 11, 2026 | Books | 0 comments


The book is in stores on Tuesday, Sept. 1st from Minotaur. Click on the link to buy a copy. https://amzn.to/4d3zznR

Eliza and her sister Bea share a special bond they survived a plane crash that killed their parents. Every year on the anniversary of that crash, they get together to remember. This year, Eliza is watching her niece, Piper, and trying frantically to get a hold of Bea, who is not answering her phone; she seems to have vanished. She goes to Bea’s house and finds all her clothes gone, and the police, who are there, begin an investigation. Then, Eliza’s apartment is broken into. To find Bea, she goes to the one place she thinks she might be, Mallard Cove, where the family cabin is located. When she gets there, she finds shocking secrets, including a book her late father was working on with her current boss, Whitney, who is a book editor. The more she learns, the more she feels she can’t trust people, and when others arrive, all the secrets converge in one place, with the past rearing its ugly head. This is another page-turning novel that only author Hank Phillippi Ryan can write. Filled with twists and turns, this is one you will not want to put down. A perfect Labor Day weekend novel to read.