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The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon

This is the third book I've read by McMahon and I love her. Her stories are creepy to the core, set in New England, and just good fun. I heard a clip of her talking about this one on a Books on the Nightstand Podcast and knew that I needed to read it asap. This was a blend of the movie Now and Then with Psycho - which makes my heart go pitter patter!returnMuch like Now and Then, this is set up as flashbacks to Piper, Margot, and Amy's childhood. As young teenagers, the girls play at The Tower Motel, the motel that Amy's grandfather built and was a roaring success while Amy's mother and her Aunt Sylvie were children. But much like Psycho, after the highway was built, the guests stopped coming and the motel became rundown and unused. Aunt Sylvie dreamed of being a Hollywood starlet, and one day she just up and left, never to be heard from again.returnreturnWhile playing at the motel, the girls find a clue that makes them believe that Aunt Sylvie might not have made it to Hollywood and that Amy's grandmother is hiding something. They spend the summer trying to uncover the mystery. Present day, Amy is accused of a terrible crime, which brings this group of friends back together and back into that mystery in order to prove Amy's innocence. Keep the lights on for this one!