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The Sister: Book 1 of THREE DAYS IN CHICAGOLAND by [R.J. Ellory]

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The Sister is the first book in award-winning author R.J. Ellory's electrifying ebook-exclusive trilogy, THREE DAYS IN CHICAGOLAND. The testimonies of the sister, the cop and the killer will at last reveal the dreadful truth behind the brutal murder of a young girl in Chicago in 1956.

That final minute should have lasted forever, but it was gone before I knew it.
Four years, five months, fifteen days, and twenty-two hours collapsed into sixty seconds.

Today I will see a man die. Today I will see justice delivered. Four and a half years ago a man - a monster - put his hands around my sister's fragile neck and squeezed the life out of her. He confessed without hesitation. He gave no explanation, no defense, and he did not ask for mercy. And as I sit here, counting down his final seconds on this Earth, I know my wait is over. I will finally get what I truly desire: to see my sister's killer executed in front of my eyes.

Length: 208 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
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How would you take revenge for the murder of your sister? --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

About the Author

R.J. Ellory is the critically acclaimed author of nine previous novels including the bestselling A Quiet Belief in Angels, which was a Richard and Judy Book Club selection and won the Nouvel Observateur Crime Fiction Prize.

Ellory's novels have been translated into twenty-three languages, and he has won the USA Excellence Award for Best Mystery, the Strand Magazine Best Thriller 2009, the Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year for A Simple Act of Violence and the Quebec Laureat. He has been shortlisted for a further thirteen awards in numerous countries, including four Dagger Awards from the UK Crime Writers' Association.

Despite the American setting of his novels, Ellory is British and currently lives in England with his wife and son.

To find out more visit www.rjellory.com.

--This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN : B007CKAJT8
Publisher : Orion (15 March 2012)
Language : English
File size : 629 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 208 pages

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jeff cross

Five Stars

Reviewed in Australia on 27 May 2015

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A very good read.

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Richard Latham

Crime and punishment

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 March 2020

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An interesting trilogy beginning with the sister of the victim. She carries some guilt as she was unable to protect her younger sister, people used to believe were twins as young girls.
She sat through every session of the trial and following the guilty verdict and nearly four years of allowing for an appeal she sits waiting to see the sentence carried out.
I enjoyed her mix of emotions depicted by the author, the sense of finality in the means of execution and the history of its use.
The writing refers back to a darker time; late 50’s in the USA and democratic moves to repeal the death sentence. You sense the sister is pleased to be there despite the horror of these final moments; she has a number of motivators to watch the killer suffer too in death having robbed her sibling of life. Others feel her own life is on hold and perhaps this will bring a resolution so she can get on with her own life.
The brother of the killer is there too but she has no words for him but spies the detective who led the investigation. She wants to perhaps get a word with the cop. As things pan out perhaps she’ll wish she went straight home.
Interesting first part which poses questions from an earlier time on the death sentence. An almost golden age of detective crime fiction so an interesting period to review crime and punishment and the judicial system in the USA.
Sufficient in itself as a short story but far more intriguing and perhaps sinister with two further parts to come.

Carla Delacourt

great read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 July 2020

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J Weanie

Superb

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 May 2014

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As always, Ellory writes beautiful. Despite the subject matter often being gruesome it is written almost poetically and with great insight. The trilogy is not to be missed.

Keith

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 September 2014

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A good read.

annaoj

Short but Sweet!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 March 2012

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Having just met Roger on his French book tour I was pleased to come across this new short eBook by him the other day while browsing Amazon. A great short read while cooking the Sunday dinner! I love R.J. Ellory's books so I am looking forward to the next part in April.

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