u003cpu003eu003cbu003eBefore there wasu003c/bu003e u003cbu003eu003ciu003eThe Girl on the Trainu003c/iu003e, before there was u003ciu003eGone Girlu003c/iu003e, there was Rosamund Lupton's u003ciu003eSunday Timesu003c/iu003e top-ten bestseller u003ciu003eSisteru003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eu003cbu003eTheir bond was unbreakable.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003eThe truth was unimaginable.u003c/bu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eWhen Beatrice gets a frantic call in the middle of Sunday lunch to say that her younger sister, Tess, is missing, she boards the first flight home to London. But as she learns about the circumstances surrounding her Tess's disappearance, she is stunned to discover how little she actually knows of her sister's life - and unprepared for the terrifying truths she must now face.u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eThe police, Beatrice's fiancé and even her mother accept they have lost Tess, but Beatrice refuses to give up on her. So she embarks on a dangerous journey to discover the truth, no matter the cost.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003ePraise for u003ciu003eSisteru003c/iu003e:u003c/bu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003e'Truly marvellous! As compelling as it is stylish, u003ciu003eSisteru003c/iu003e exists in that rare place where crime fiction and literature coincide' u003cbu003eJeffery Deaveru003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'Nicci French via Ford Madox Ford. u003ciu003eSisteru003c/iu003e is so ably done, so perceptive about grief and guilt and self-delusion' u003cbu003eJohn O'Connell,u003c/bu003e u003ciu003eu003cbu003eGuardianu003c/bu003eu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'With u003ciu003eSisteru003c/iu003e, Lupton enters the highly charged ring where the best psychological detective writers spar, her hands raised in a victory clench . . . Like Kate Atkinson, Patricia Highsmith and Ruth Rendell, Lupton builds suspense not only around the causes and details of her story's brutal denouement, but also around the personalities . . . Both tear-jerking and spine-tingling' u003ciu003eu003cbu003eNew York Timesu003c/bu003eu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'Lupton's crisp insights into grief and familial guilt are married to a confidently executed plot. Lupton's persuasive narrative voice is what keeps this classy debut (on track)' u003cbu003eEmma Hagestadt,u003c/bu003e u003ciu003eu003cbu003eIndependentu003c/bu003eu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'Stunningly accomplished from first page to last, this is the most exciting debut thriller I've read all year . . . Written with the power and panache of a young Daphne du Maurier; it's devastatingly good' u003ciu003eu003cbu003eDaily Mailu003c/bu003eu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'Rosamund Lupton's u003ciu003eSisteru003c/iu003e grips like a vice' u003ciu003eu003cbu003eSunday Timesu003c/bu003eu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'Superb debut novel . . . the literary equivalent of "scream if you want to go faster" - and, just when you think things are slowing down to a peaceful, settled resolution, there's one more stomach-churning final turn in store' u003ciu003eu003cbu003eRadio Timesu003c/bu003eu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'A remarkable piece of work . . . Lupton shrewdly and compassionately peels back the story's rich layers . . . providing a genuinely wicked sting at the end. But the key to u003ciu003eSisteru003c/iu003e is Bee's voice: clear, strong, single-minded, and not to be denied' u003ciu003eu003cbu003eSeattle Timesu003c/bu003eu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'The narrative process is so intimate and delicate . . . the stop-and-start associative movement of Bee's voice is, as a British review wrote, "utterly compelling". And the ending, however gently foreshadowed, is a stunner' u003ciu003eu003cbu003eHouston Chronicleu003c/bu003eu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'Lupton's remarkable debut is a masterful, superlative-inspiring success that will hook readers (and keep them guessing) from page one . . . A chilling, gripping, tragic heart-warming, life-affirming enigma of a story' u003cbu003eu003ciu003eBooklistu003c/iu003e (starred review)u003c/bu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003e'Fast-paced, absurdly entertaining . . . Along with a juicy mystery, it resounds with an authentic sense of sisterly love and loyalty' u003ciu003eu003cbu003eBoston Globeu003c/bu003eu003c/iu003eu003c/pu003e