The Locked Ward: A Novel
New from Sarah Pekkanen, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of House of Glass and co-author of The Wife Between Us.
A shocking psychological thriller about the complex bonds of sisterhood―and what happens when they are stretched to the breaking point, The Locked Ward “will leave you guessing until the very end” (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 cause―and everyone has a theory―it's 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, “I didn’t do it. You’ve got to get me out of here.”
Amanda doesn't trust Georgia, but she can't 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 that's 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?
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Sarah Pekkanen
When Georgia is accused of killing her sister (the biological daughter of her adoptive family), she is locked in a psychiatric facility while awaiting trial. Georgia requests the presence of her estranged twin, Amanda, at the facility. Georgia basically tells Amanda she didn't kill her other sister and that she needs help. The story twists on from there.
One thing I enjoyed about this book was the short chapters. The book is written in dual POV (Georgia and Amanda). The pacing is medium to fast, so I was able to read it pretty quickly. The setting of the psychiatric ward (while certainly atmospheric for the story) was not very realistic (there were some pretty far-fetched things happening in there that don't occur in real-life psychiatric units). Also, the book became a little slow about halfway through. I still wanted to know what happened, so I'm giving it three stars. If you love family secrets, estranged siblings at birth, and psychological thrillers, you will love this book.
Thank you to St. Martin's Press for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
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