Review: The Missing Sister by Elle Marr (audio)

Title: The Missing Sister

Author: Elle Marr

Narrator: Sarah Naughton

Published: April 2020, Brilliance Audio / Thomas Mercer

Length: 9 hours 48 minutes / 300 pages

Source: Audio – Brilliance Audio / Print – ARC Paperback via Thomas & Mercer

Summary:

In Paris, her twin sister has vanished, leaving behind three chilling words: Trust no one. 

Shayna
Darby is finally coming to terms with her parents’ deaths when she’s
delivered another blow. The body of her estranged twin sister,
Angela—the possible victim of a serial killer—has been pulled from the
Seine. Putting what’s left of her life on hold, Shayna heads to Paris.
But while cleaning out Angela’s apartment, Shayna makes a startling
discovery: a coded message meant for her alone…

Alive. Trust no one.

Taking
the warning to heart, Shayna maintains the lie. She makes a positive ID
on the remains and works to find out where—and why—her missing sister
is hiding. Shayna retraces her sister’s footsteps, and they lead her
down into Paris’s underbelly.

As she gets closer to the truth—and to the killer—Shayna’s own life may now be in the balance…

My thoughts: I love thrillers, that’s no surprise so when I was pitched this one, I of course jumped at it. Then when I had the opportunity to listen to it, I decided to go the audio route and I’m so glad I did – this was amazing on audio!

I’m always a fan of a thriller that grips you right from the start and keeps the suspense going all the way through. I was eager to find out what had happened to Angela, especially when we find out that she isn’t really dead and that Shayna can’t trust anyone. I was immediately on guard and loved that everyone became suspicious from that point on. 

I love twin stories and this one is no different. The idea of a secret language between twins has always fascinated me and it definitely comes into play here. I also loved the setting and the author absolutely uses it to her advantage. I’ve heard about the catacombs of Paris, but never seen it used in a story before, but it definitely added a creepy, dark layer to the story.

The ending took me a bit by surprise, which is always a good thing. I didn’t see it coming and while it was a little out there, I can see how it works. All in all this was a great thriller and I am definitely going to be keeping an eye out for what comes next from this author.

Audio thoughts: I thought this was a great audio to listen to. I’m always a fan of listening to thrillers as they seem to really keep my attention and this was no exception. Sarah Naughton really did a good job with the voices and her pacing was spot on. There were quite a few places where French was spoken and she did a pretty decent job. I took French in high school quite a while back, and so while I know basic words like “Bonjour” – hello, I don’t know whole phrases. It was nice hearing someone else pronounce it as it should without me butchering it.