Sister, Butcher, Sister: A Novel

by KD Aldyn

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

A dark, suspenseful tale that will have you asking questions till the very end. There’s a serial killer among them, but which one of the three sisters is it? Here, a psychological thriller meets a sinister family drama that delves into buried secrets and unprocessed emotions.

The chilling prose of Karin Slaughter meets the high-stakes plotting of The Butcher and the Wren in a dark debut following three normal sisters, their own forgotten traumas, and the serial killer that lives within one, begging the question: can you ever truly recognize the evil around you?

Three sisters. One killer. Which one is SHE?

The Rowling sisters have always been people you can understand – with partners and children, homes and dreams. And secrets, the sisters have those too. But when Kate, the eldest, finally returns to buy her late grandfather's home, the dark things each sister has kept buried soon rise to the surface.

Is Kate having unexplained visions tied to a past she can hardly recall? Is Aurora, the married mother of two, finally acting out in the face of her sisters' indiscretions? Is Peggy, the youngest and a recovering addict, able to move on from the memories that haunt her?

And then there's SHE.

SHE is one of them, but SHE is not like them at all. SHE is defined only by the carnage she lets the world see, the murders that have swept through their coastal community. And as the police close in on their newest serial killer, scrutiny lands on the Rowlings, forcing them to face their demons and reveal all they have kept hidden.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781464236631
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	06/03/2025
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

KD Aldyn lives everywhere and nowhere (home is where the Wi-Fi is). She most often wears black (and sometimes red) and sometimes dances like Elaine from Seinfeld. Sister, Butcher, Sister is her debut.

Editorial Reviews

"A slow, psychological burn that keeps you turning the pages and grasping for the slippery, blood-soaked truth right until the end. Just when you catch your breath, Aldyn twists the knife again. Dark and utterly compelling." — Katherine Kovacic, award-winning author of Kill Yours, Kill Mine

"Sister Butcher Sister is an irrefutably dark, deeply twisted tale of vengeance, retribution, and feminine rage with one of the most depraved characters I have ever had the pleasure of reading. KD Aldyn is a crime thriller writer to watch." — Marlee Bush, author of When She Was Me

"Unflinching and chilling, Sister, Butcher, Sister is a viciously twisted psychological thriller. The Rowling sisters will get under your skin ... and one of them will rip it clean off." — Noelle W. Ihli, bestselling author of Ask for Andrea

"It’s a cliché, but it’s true: I lost sleep to Sister Butcher Sister. Firstly, when I stayed up far too late to finish it, and secondly, when I woke predawn, unable to shift its remarkable climax from my head. KD Aldyn boldly probes where other authors fear to tread in this compulsive, ferocious dissection of memory and violence, and the result is a stunningly subversive, ridiculously addictive chimera of crime and horror. Dark as night and twice as absorbing, Sister Butcher Sister thrills in a way most modern thrillers can only dream of." — James McKenzie Watson, author of Denizen

"A darkly confronting story of obsession, trauma and the complexities of retribution and forgiveness. Page after page of breathless trepidation and family secrets. The gradual unravelling of a tormented psyche. For those who like their thoughts dark and their books darker, Sister Butcher Sister is unforgettable, menacing, unpredictable and utterly gripping." — Cass Moriarty, Author of The Promise Seed

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