About the Book
Synopsis from Goodreads:
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?
Nothing is as it seems in Sarah Pekkanen’s The Locked Ward, a shocking psychological thriller about the complex bonds of sisterhood—and what happens when they are stretched to the breaking point.
Some doors in the Locked Ward should never be opened.
My Review
Georgia Cartwright is going through the most difficult fight of her life. She had been adopted by a wealthy family and is now being accused of killing their biological daughter. She is placed in a psychiatric hospital awaiting her trial.
She reaches out to her biological twin sister, Amanda. They don’t know each other but Georgia has no one else to turn to. Her adoptive family believes she’s a killer. She insists she’s innocent and begs Amanda to help her get out.
Amanda doesn’t know what to believe, but she’s intrigued by the situation and fears for her sister's life. She agrees to do a little investigating, but never expected the danger she found herself in.
This is a psychological thriller at its best. I read another book by this author and loved it. This one did not disappoint.
The author tosses in one twist after another. She definitely keeps readers on their toes. I was completely engrossed in reading this book and was up late into the night reading. I just couldn’t put it down.
I’m anxiously looking forward to more books by this author. In the meantime, I’ll be checking out her backlist.
NetGalley & Edelweiss Reading Challenge 2025
FTC Disclosure: I voluntarily reviewed a free Advance Reader Copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own.
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