Happy Release Day!
Congrats Hank
on the release today of
Mother Daughter Sister Stranger!
Mother Daughter Sister Stranger by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Mystery, Psychological Thriller, 352 pages
Published September 1, 2026 by Minotaur Books
Every family has its story. This one’s deadly.
Eliza Ramsey and her sister Bea are the sole survivors of the fiery plane crash that killed their parents—and share a bond they vow is unbreakable. But now, eleven years later, on the exact anniversary of the tragedy, Bea fails to retrieve her pre-teen daughter from a sleepover at Eliza’s. Eliza knows her sister would never leave her precious Piper behind—even in her care—and fears the worst.
Piper is confused at her mother’s absence. Her father, Bea's recent ex, is out of town and uninterested in Bea’s whereabouts. Police are dismissive. But Eliza is terrified. Especially as it becomes clear that Bea might have planned her own disappearance.
The Ramsey’s lives have already crashed and burned once—and now, Eliza discovers she must protect her niece from the horrifying truth about her family’s sinister history—and together, they must prevent their lives from going up in in flames once again.
A missing influencer. Her frightened daughter. And a sister on a desperate search for a happy ending. But someone knows the deadly key to their shared past—and now won’t stop until they’ve written a terrifying final chapter. Mother, daughter, sister—stranger.
My thoughts about Mother Daughter Sister Stranger ~~
(I love to note the first lines of the books I'm reading. First lines can really grab a reader's attention and I love seeing where the author takes the reader after their first line.)
First line—"I remember the falling. Only the falling."
I always know when I start a story by Hank Phillippi Ryan that it is going to be a good one, one that will keep me guessing until the end and make me want more. Mother Daughter Sister Stranger did that for me. I went round and round trying to figure out whodunnit and not getting it right. And this whole story takes place for Eliza and Piper in a matter of only three days. And what a dramatic, suspenseful three days they were.
There is so much going on in this story and I found myself bouncing around, wondering -- is this person a friend or a foe, should they trust this person or not. So much to think about and consider.
Mother Daughter Sister Stranger will take you on an exciting ride, one you will not soon forget. I highly recommend it!
I received an eARC of Mother Daughter Sister Stranger and this is my honest opinion.
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About the author
Emmy Award winning true crime reporter Hank Phillippi Ryan is the USA Today bestselling author of 17 thrillers, including The Murder List and One Wrong Word. Her upcoming novel is Mother Daughter Sister Stranger, out September 1 from Minotaur Books. Mary Kubica says: "Ryan triumphs--readers will devour this in one sitting!"
Her current thriller is All This Could Be Yours, an instant USA Today bestseller, the 2026 Mary Higgins Clark Award winner, and now nominated for the 2026 Anthony and Macavity Awards for Best Novel of the Year.
Her fiction is inspired by a lifetime of investigating true crime during her storied career as an on-air reporter for Boston’s WHDH-TV, where she was awarded multiple honors for her groundbreaking journalism, including an unprecedented 37 Emmy Awards. Her work has resulted in new laws, people sent to prison, homes removed from foreclosure, and millions of dollars in refunds and restitution for victims.
A TedX speaker and in-demand literary moderator, Hank was a founder of Mystery Writers of America University, and the past president of national Sisters in Crime. She is also a board member of International Thriller Writers.
A Chicago native with roots in Indianapolis, Ryan lives in Boston with her husband, a nationally renowned civil rights and criminal defense attorney. ~ Amazon
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